Smotrich said Israel’s economy "is strong” and vowed to pass a “responsible budget that will continue to support all the needs of the war, while maintaining fiscal frameworks and promoting growth engines.”
Israel's economy is struggling, but economists say ending the war would help
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Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said in a speech on Monday that Israel had no choice but to send humanitarian aid into Gaza.
Israel's Western allies condemn Israeli minister's remark that Gaza starvation may be justified
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