Government approves extension of humanitarian assistance to Ukrainian refugees
The Israeli government has approved in a telephone referendum a funding framework to extend humanitarian assistance to refugees from the war in Ukraine. The cabinet approved an across-the-board budget cut for government ministries of 0.06 percent, in order to cover the estimated 40 million shekel cost of extending until the end of the year the humanitarian assistance, including health care coverage, to Ukrainian refugees who fled the war in their country and do not qualify to immigrate to Israel under the Law of Return. On August 9th, Israel had halted health coverage for the 14,000 Ukrainian…
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