Budget

For the first time this year, the classification of private residences included the house on Gaza Street and additional private residences, as well as the additional residence in Caesarea.

The promised Kiryat Gat investment spree faces reality: Following the freeze on factory expansion, the state halted 2025 funding, putting the 2026 grant in doubt as well.

"Not funding this department at $1.5 trillion, I believe, is the greatest threat that our nation faces," Hegseth told the Senate Appropriations Committee.

MK Vladimir Beliak of the Together party, the opposition’s coordinator on the committee, spoke with Anat Davidov on 103FM’s Where's the Money program and addressed the budget additions being sought.

If the government approves the reallocation of funds, it would signal a shift of priorities away from growing Arab society and towards increased law enforcement and intelligence.

Knesset Speaker Ohana said he had informed Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich of his budget-reduction initiative and that the funds are expected to be deposited in the treasury.

Workers will receive cumulative wage increases, expanded pension benefits, and new welfare perks under a collective agreement valid through 2030.

On the agenda are more fighter jets, refueling aircraft, attack helicopters, naval vessels, armored vehicles, advanced weapons production, and a space project.

US President Donald Trump was directly involved in negotiating some costs for the ballroom, A Washington Post report said.

He acknowledged that new governments could "build" on his blueprint, and some critics said the plan, delayed for more than nine months, was too little, too late.