The government’s budget deficit is expected to widen to around 9% of GDP, according to the Finance Ministry Military costs are forcing the Israeli government to turn to debt for financing, with the country raising 18.7 billion shekels (over $5 billion) from local bonds since the start of the conflict with Palestinian militant group Hamas.

Every Palestinian killed by the IDF will be used by Hamas as a martyr to rile up the Arab world Not since the founding of Israel in 1948 had Tel Aviv suffered as audacious an assault on its soil as the one carried out by the Palestinian Islamist militant group Hamas on October 7, which…

Norway is considering the move as Finland accuses Russia of exacerbating the migrant crisis Norway could close its border crossing with Russia, Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store has said, according to TV2. This comes amid worsening relations between the Scandinavian states and Russia, with Finland set to close all but one border crossing with its…