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משרד הביטחון רוכש מחברת ׳אלביט מערכות׳ מערכות הגנה מתקדמות עבור מסוקי האפאצ׳י והבלקהוק של צה״ל בכ-200 מיליון ש״ח

Budget dispute derails Israel's $1 billion Apache helicopter purchase from US

Israel missed a deadline to buy 12 Apache helicopters worth $1 billion despite three US extensions, as a budget dispute left $288 million unfunded; Deals for additional refueling aircraft and transport helicopters are also at risk

Yuval Azulai/Calcalist | 10.08.26

Israel weighs new fuel discount as gas hits yet another record

Smotrich seeks another 50-agorot cut after prices hit record 8.27 shekels per liter; officials warn tax relief could deepen fiscal strain

Calcalist, Gad Lior | 10.01.26

Taxing AI could backfire on Israel, Finance Ministry warns

Ministry warns taxes on AI agents, robots and computing could hurt growth, urging competitive corporate rates and broader tax reform

Gad Lior | 09.29.26

Israel to approve $4.9B for IDF rearmament less than 5 weeks before election

Coalition and opposition back defense transfer for weapons and reservists, while another $8.3B request remains stalled over a Netanyahu-Lapid funding dispute

Gad Lior | 09.22.26

Israel defense budget fight deepens as 15 billion shekels remain stuck in Knesset

Treasury says urgent defense needs are already funded and accuses the ministry of mismanagement, while warning demands to raise spending to 183 billion shekels could weaken Israel’s ability to finance future wars

Gad Lior | 09.15.26

‘Coffers are empty’: Netanyahu seeks Lapid's backing as IDF budget crisis deepens

Opposition leader says he will back the spending increase only if Netanyahu scraps coalition allocations rather than raising taxes, as military officials warn delayed funds have already stalled procurement, cut reserve duty and threatened operational readiness

Moran Azulay | 09.14.26

Doctors are leaving Israel, but the medical workforce is still growing

Opinion: The doctor exodus tells only part of the story: alongside physicians leaving Israel, hundreds of doctors immigrated from abroad and Israeli physicians returned, resulting in a net gain for the country’s health care system

Shmuel Slavin | 09.09.26

Israel crushes deficit target as tax boom fuels postwar rebound

Rolling 12-month deficit falls to 3.2% of GDP as state revenues jump 11.5%, though billions in promised defense spending could reverse the trend

Gad Lior | 09.08.26

Who are Israel’s best-paid doctors? New report reveals the highest-earning specialties

Finance Ministry data reveal sixfold pay gaps among specialist physicians, major differences between hospital and community care, higher salaries in the periphery, a persistent gender pay gap and wide disparities in on-call workloads

Or Hadar | 09.03.26

On edge of the abyss? Treasury warns IDF spending could swallow a third of Israel’s budget

Finance Ministry rejects military warnings of ‘empty coffers,’ saying NIS 15 billion is awaiting Knesset approval and accusing defense chiefs of wasteful spending

Gad Lior | 08.31.26

מעבר טייסת ׳מגע הקסם׳ (190) לבסיס רמת דוד

IDF warns budget freeze is pushing military readiness ‘to the edge’

Defense officials say $5.03 billion in agreed funding remains blocked, leaving shortages of Humvees and munitions and contributing to the collapse of a major Apache helicopter deal

Elisha Ben Kimon | 08.30.26

‘We’re dealing with empty coffers’: IDF chief takes aim at Treasury over funding

Zamir orders heightened readiness from Iran and Lebanon to Gaza and the West Bank, including preparations for immediate troop reinforcements, and says the military would maintain full operational staffing throughout the upcoming holidays

Elisha Ben Kimon | 08.27.26

Month of reserve duty costs Israel up to $23,000 per soldier

Treasury report finds the burden falls overwhelmingly on non-Haredi Jewish men ages 25-44, who tend to earn more, have young children and are more likely to be students than their peers

Gad Lior | 08.25.26

מתוך הסרטון של בנימין נתניהו ובצלאל סמוטריץ'

Netanyahu’s spending spree leaves the next government facing austerity

Years of war spending, budget overruns and vast new defense commitments leave the next government facing tax hikes, canceled exemptions and billions more needed for health, education, welfare and infrastructure

Gad Lior | 08.23.26

Israel plans $12 billion defense boost as officials warn spending is spiraling out of control

Government plans roughly 40 billion shekels in additional defense spending, pushing the 2026 budget to 184 billion shekels as depleted weapons stocks, unpaid industry bills and long procurement delays pile up

Yuval Azoulay, Calcalist | 08.23.26