Al Mayadeen English
"Israel's" government has pushed through yet another expansion of its 2025 budget, exposing the spiraling cost of its wars on Gaza, Lebanon, and Iran while ordinary citizens face cuts in public services. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's cabinet approved a 30 billion shekel ($8.9 billion) hike on Tuesday, equivalent to 1.5% of GDP. The revision comes only five months after the Knesset passed the original budget, revealing how "Israel's" war machine is consuming national resources at unprecedented speed. Here’s what it’s really costing.
Alexander Tuboltsev
Batool Subeiti
The Lebanese Government is surrendering deterrence for empty promises
The Lebanese cabinet approved a US-drafted plan to disarm the resistance before Israeli withdrawal, effectively depriving Lebanon of its last line of defense in return for peanuts. In this 8-minute breakdown, we unpack the plan’s terms, why many view it as “capitulation disguised as pragmatism,” and how it grants “Israel” a strategic victory it could never win on the battlefield.
