Current sectionIsrael NewsThe Knesset approved a NIS 31 billion increase to the 2025 state budget to cover the costs of 'Gideon's Chariots A' and the attack on Iran ■ The IDF's demand for NIS 20 billion to fund 'Gideon's Chariots B' is not covered in the budget ■ This is the fifth time in two years that the government has broken the approved budgetShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeAvi Bar-EliSeptember 30, 2025The Knesset has approved a breach of the 2025 budget ceiling and an increase in the deficit to cover the growing costs of the war. Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:Ultra-OrthodoxIDFKnessetIranBenjamin NetanyahuDonald TrumpItamar Ben-GvirBezalel SmotrichIsraeli budgetCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Israel Live UpdatesIranEU Settler SanctionsLondon-AntisemitismNetanyahu-60 MinutesJonny GreenwoodHaQuizHaaretz PodcastIsrael to Sue NYT Over Column Alleging Sexual Violence Against PalestiniansThree Wounded, One Critically, in Hezbollah Drone Attack on Northern IsraelDespite War and Unrest, How Is Israel's Economy Still Thriving?Facing Hezbollah Drones, Israeli Soldiers Say They Have Little to Do but DuckThousands Expected for Far-right Jerusalem Day March Through Old CityRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIWhatsApp Co-founder Donates Record-breaking $200 Million to Jerusalem HospitalThe Hasidic Jews Behind Florida's Giant Golden Trump StatueLeaked Video of Arab Lawyer's Violent Arrest Contradicts Israel Police Account'A Slave Economy': Inside Israel's ultra-Orthodox Parallel StateIt Wasn't Just Revenge That Israel Was After in GazaIsraeli Artists Slam Venice Biennale Participation: 'Again, Israel as a Victim'