Tel Aviv, June 8 -- The Israeli cabinet on Sunday approved a highly controversial resolution that fundamentally alters the process for dismissing the country's attorney general, paving the way for the potential removal of Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara -- despite warnings from her office that the move is illegal.

The resolution, proposed by Justice Minister Yariv Levin, allows the government to bypass the traditional statutory committee composed of legal professionals and public figures that previously oversaw such dismissals. Instead, a five-member ministerial committee selected by the government will now have the authority to recommend the Attorney General's removal, requiring only a 75 per cent cabinet vote for final approval.

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