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Thursday, April 20, 2023
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Thursday, April 20, 2023
At cabinet meeting in Sderot, PM promises city NIS 1.6 billion
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu holds a cabinet meeting in Sderot on April 20, 2023. (Haim Zach / GPO)
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu promises to invest NIS 1.6 billion ($440 million) into the city of Sderot, during a cabinet meeting held in the rocket-battered city near Gaza.
In opening remarks, Netanyahu recounts the state’s past programs to strengthen the city, saying that “today we are continuing such efforts with an additional program of NIS 1.6 billion.” The program includes developing public areas, boosting education, strengthening the local economy as well as increasing its prepardeness for emergencies.
Such moves are “good for the citizens [of Sderot] and good for all of the State of Israel,” Netanyahu adds.
