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Israel’s War Economic Aid Program Will Be Larger Than During COVID-Fin Min Crisis

The Israeli government is preparing an economic aid package for those affected by attacks by Hamas militants that will be “bigger and broader” than the COVID-19 pandemic, Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said on Thursday. Speaking to reporters, Smotrich said Israel’s economy and fiscal position (adding a low debt-to-GDP ratio) was strong enough to help military and civilian war efforts as needed. “We have cash and we will use it now for whatever it takes with a generous amount of cash.

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Israel’s effort is giving its economy a Covid-like shock

(Bloomberg) — From small restaurants to high-tech corporations to a fuel plant run by Chevron Corp. , Israeli businesses are being rocked by the war against Hamas. Syria’s Innovation and Anti-Obesity Drug Lilly Spur Further Weight Loss in Saudi Forces on High Alert After Fatal Clash with Houthi Rebels Israel-Hamas War Intensifies to Test Qatar’s Influence Sony’s Bungie Gaming Unit Cuts Over Name Delay

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The House of Representatives continues its efforts to censure Rashida Tlaib for her rhetoric on the Israel-Hamas war

WASHINGTON (AP) — The House of Representatives is headed for a confrontational vote Wednesday on whether to punish Democratic Rep. Rashida Tlaib of Michigan, the Palestinian-American in Congress, for her rhetoric on

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Israel Says ‘No to Governing’ Gaza but Will Create Buffer Zone, Netanyahu Adviser Says

Biden’s leadership has insisted that Israel limit Palestinian casualties and have a plan for Gaza’s future. President Biden demonstrated last Tuesday that he had asked Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu for a pause in the fighting to free the hostages. Mark Regev, Netanyahu’s special adviser representative, told Nick Schifrin that they were “open” to ruptures and did not need to govern Gaza.

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