Lawmakers in the Knesset voted in favor of a bill to increase the defense budget by NIS 31 billion, with funding for humanitarian aid to Gaza. The bill aims to raise the budget for the 2025 fiscal year to around NIS 786.7 billion and includes an across-the-board cut of 3.35 percent of ministerial budgets.

Original article source: https://www.timesofisrael.com/knesset-advances-bill-to-increase-defense-budget-including-for-humanitarian-aid-to-gaza/
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