Environment Minister Ze'ev Elkin has decided to stop the tenure of Tiberias Mayor Ron Cobi's tenure.
Elkin has been assigned the powers of the interior minister when it comes to the municipality of Tiberias to avoid conflict-of-interest allegations against haredi-religious Interior Minister Aryeh Deri due to the battle between Cobi and haredi parties on Tiberias' city council that led to the city's failure to pass a budget.