The Israeli Knesset Finance Committee approved budget transfers that raised the Ministry of Settlement and National Missions' 2026 budget to a record $242 million, reinforcing the government's…

The Israeli Knesset Finance Committee approved budget transfers that raised the Ministry of Settlement and National Missions' 2026 budget to a record $242 million, reinforcing the government's policy of expanding Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank. Israel's High Court of Justice temporarily froze the disputed transfers on August 5, pending a ruling on whether the committee was legally convened during the election recess. Source: The Times of Israel