Finance Minister Avigdor Liberman has reportedly come to an agreement with the mayors of three cities to set up approximately 2,500 temporary housing units for new immigrants from Ukraine.
According to Channel 13 news, Liberman and the mayors of Ashdod, Rishon Lezion and Nof Hagalil have agreed to establish around 2,500 caravan units to aid in the absorption of the wave of immigrants fleeing fighting in Ukraine.
The new immigrants are expected to pay a symbolic sum toward water and electricity to stay in the caravans, while most of the cost will be covered by the state at a cost of around NIS 500 million ($155 million), reports Channel 13.
As of Saturday evening, around 3,500 Ukrainian immigrants had arrived in Israel since the outbreak of the war, with another couple thousand arriving from Russia, Belarus, and other countries in the region.
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