The Jerusalem District Court ruled on Thursday that Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir must pay Haaretz 23,600 shekels (about $7,000) in legal fees, after he requested to withdraw a defamation lawsuit that he had filed against the newspaper and its reporter, Josh Breiner.

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