The High Court of Justice on Thursday called on National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the attorney general to reach an agreement to curb any undue influence by Ben Gvir on police work.

The injunction followed a lengthy hearing Wednesday on petitions, backed by Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara, demanding Netanyahu be forced to fire Ben Gvir after the minister’s repeated alleged violations of a commitment to Baharav-Miara that he would not meddle politically in police work.

In their decision Thursday, the nine justices who heard the petitions ordered Ben Gvir to refrain from “expressing himself in the matter of using police force against citizens, including ongoing investigations.”

Ben Gvir was also ordered to secure the recommendation of police top brass, and solicit the opinion of the attorney general a week in advance, before making senior appointments “with significant influence in the realms of investigations, law enforcement, freedom of expression and protest and [police’s] legal counsel.”

Ben Gvir is already required to secure a recommendation from top police brass to make senior appointments.

Nonetheless, Ben Gvir sounded off defiantly on social media, writing that he will “keep........

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