If the budget is not approved by the end of March, the close of the fiscal year, the Knesset will automatically dissolve, and new elections will be called. The Shas Party will not vote in favor of Israel’s 2026 state budget unless the Finance Ministry “restores eligibility for haredi families to receive the food-voucher program," Shas Party chairman Arye Deri announced on Monday.

Marianne Elliott, a Tony Award winner, is set to direct, with Tom Scutt as the production designer.

In the statement, Katz indicated that combat soldiers and other conscripts who are already serving and scheduled to complete their service during 2026 may have to delay their discharge from the IDF. The standard amount of service time for an IDF soldier is to be extended from 30-32 months to 36 months, according to a plan being prepared by Defense Minister Israel Katz and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich , the pair announced in a Friday morning statement following the approval of the state budg