Bezalel Smotrich
The comprehensive renovation plan includes expanding the access road, adding a new bus station, implementing safety solutions for pedestrians and vehicles and increasing parking spaces.
Next year will be “the year of sovereignty in Judea and Samaria,” declared the Israeli finance minister.
Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich will extend a waiver allowing Israeli banks to do business with their Palestinian counterparts for one month only.
“Security also depends on the economy. We can’t have a strong army if we don’t have a way to finance it,” the Israeli prime minister said.
Shmuel Burchris, an IDF reserve company commander, is in good condition, according to the finance minister’s office • Israeli Air Force hits over 230 targets in Lebanon, Gaza.
“Today more than ever, we carry a deep commitment to continue taking every measure necessary to defeat our enemies and to defend our homeland,” said the Israeli defense minister.
The downgrade, which knocks Israel down to Spain’s level, is due to “geopolitical risk” and judicial reform issues, the credit rating agency says.
“We will work to erect a stronger barrier here to stop smuggling attempts. We do it in coordination with our neighbors,” the premier vowed.
National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir was snubbed.
The 600-bed facility is due to open by 2028.
The budget leaves defense spending alone but proposes cuts to government office budgets and the National Insurance Institute, along with a freeze on public-sector salaries.
“We have the opportunity to do what we failed to do in Gaza on the night between Oct. 6 and 7,” the Israeli finance minister urged.
