Likud Finance Chair Delays Gaza Envelope Rehabilitation Funds to Allocate Grants in Northern Israel
How 3 Israeli newsrooms covered this story — translated into English and compared side by side.
First reported by Walla · Jul 7, 2026
What happened
Ahead of the August 4 Likud primaries, Finance Committee Chair Hanoch Milwitsky is delaying over one billion shekels in Gaza Envelope rehabilitation funds to allocate 500 million shekels in grants to northern Israeli businesses. He is using his authority to pressure rehabilitation administrations to act, drawing criticism from local officials and advocacy groups who warn the delay harms Gaza Envelope residents returning home.
- 01Hanoch Milwitsky delays over 1 billion shekels for Gaza Envelope rehabilitation to fund northern business grants.
- 02Milwitsky seeks about 500 million shekels to support northern Israeli businesses facing prolonged harm.
- 03He threatens to block southern rehabilitation funds if northern funds are not released to Tenufa administration.
- 04Milwitsky criticizes rehabilitation administrations for inaction and lack of transparency on budget use.
- 05Atid LaOtef warns that delaying Gaza Envelope funds harms residents returning to their homes.
- 06Milwitsky calls for urgent financial relief similar to COVID-19 grants to sustain northern businesses.
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