{"id":60629,"date":"2026-07-02T23:33:04","date_gmt":"2026-07-03T03:33:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/idf-disabled-veterans-org-warns-of-national-disaster-amid-exclusion-in-defense-budget\/02\/07\/2026\/"},"modified":"2026-07-02T23:33:04","modified_gmt":"2026-07-03T03:33:04","slug":"idf-disabled-veterans-org-warns-of-national-disaster-amid-exclusion-in-defense-budget","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/idf-disabled-veterans-org-warns-of-national-disaster-amid-exclusion-in-defense-budget\/02\/07\/2026\/","title":{"rendered":"IDF Disabled Veterans Org. warns of &#8216;national disaster&#8217; amid exclusion in defense budget"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The warnings came amid debate in 2026 defense spending discussions, in which the Finance Ministry rejected the Defense Ministry&#8217;s petitions to increase spending by NIS 40 billion.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Prime Minister <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/israel-news\/politics-and-diplomacy\/article-901167\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Benjamin Netanyahu;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Benjamin Netanyahu&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Benjamin Netanyahu<\/a> and Finance Minister <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/politics\/articles\/smotrich-says-plans-north-gaza-212309558.html\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Bezalel Smotrich;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Bezalel Smotrich&quot;}\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Bezalel Smotrich<\/a> are \u201cabandoning the future of those who sacrificed their bodies and souls in battle for the State of Israel,\u201d the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/world\/articles\/defense-minister-katz-idf-chief-222643852.html\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:IDF;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;IDF&quot;}\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">IDF<\/a> Disabled Veterans Organization said following a newly agreed-upon defense budget that reportedly excludes increased funding for the treatment of disabled veterans.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The agreement on the 2026 defense budget was reached on Thursday following a dispute between the defense and finance ministries.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The Defense Ministry sought to reach a budget agreement of NIS 183-188 billion, citing \u201cunprecedented investments\u201d in defense amid fears of the growing threat from Iran.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\">Increasing budget could harm Israel&#8217;s fiscal credibility, finance ministry claims<\/h3>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The Finance Ministry, on the other hand, cited concerns about the harm to Israel\u2019s \u201cfiscal credibility\u201d in international markets and the widening of the country\u2019s deficit.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;There is no longer an open check and any number wins. We are not breaking the 2026 frameworks, and there will be no horizontal cuts in the ministries&#8217; budgets,\u201d Defense Ministry officials told <em>Walla. <\/em><\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-primary p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-primary\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"flex-none size-4 -scale-x-100 text-primary lg:size-6 [&amp;_path]:fill-current\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M3.1 3.1V11h1.8V6.314l5.392 5.393 1.415-1.414L6.313 4.9H11V3.1zm17.8 17.8V13h-1.8v4.686l-5.393-5.393-1.415 1.414 5.393 5.393H13v1.8z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-primary hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Israeli soldiers and disabled IDF soldiers take part in a march honoring IDF wounded and disabled IDF, in Tel Aviv, November 29, 2022. (credit: TOMER NEUBERG\/FLASH90)<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The IDF Disabled Veterans Organization called the budget decision a decision to abandon Israel\u2019s heroes and a reneging \u201con the promises and agreements made to the wounded IDF and security forces.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cIt is impossible to send our best sons and daughters to fight, guarantee them proper <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/health-and-wellness\/article-899549\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:rehabilitation;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;rehabilitation&quot;}\" class=\"link \">rehabilitation<\/a>, and then withdraw at the moment of truth,\u201d it added.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\">Warnings of &#8216;national disaster&#8217;<\/h3>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The organization also warned of a \u201cnational disaster\u2019 if the recommendations made by the Mor Yosef Committee are not approved.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The committee is a panel of experts led by Professor Shlomo Mor-Yosef involved in the trauma and rehabilitation care for wounded IDF soldiers and security personnel.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cThe bloodshed on the battlefield must not be in vain. The IDF Disabled Veterans Organization will not stand by and fight for the State of Israel to meet its critical obligations to its fighters,\u201d the organization concluded.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/politics\/articles\/idf-disabled-veterans-org-warns-020016612.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The warnings came amid debate in 2026 defense spending discussions, in which the Finance Ministry rejected the Defense Ministry&rsquo;s petitions to increase<br \/><button class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/idf-disabled-veterans-org-warns-of-national-disaster-amid-exclusion-in-defense-budget\/02\/07\/2026\/\">Read More &rsaquo;<\/a><\/button><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":60630,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","_seopress_robots_follow":"","_seopress_robots_imageindex":"","_seopress_robots_snippet":"","_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_robots_breadcrumbs":"","_seopress_robots_freeze_modified_date":"","_seopress_robots_custom_modified_date":"","_seopress_robots_canonical":"","_seopress_social_fb_title":"","_seopress_social_fb_desc":"","_seopress_social_fb_img":"","_seopress_social_fb_img_attachment_id":0,"_seopress_social_fb_img_width":0,"_seopress_social_fb_img_height":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_title":"","_seopress_social_twitter_desc":"","_seopress_social_twitter_img":"","_seopress_social_twitter_img_attachment_id":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_img_width":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_img_height":0,"_seopress_redirections_value":"","_seopress_redirections_enabled":"","_seopress_redirections_enabled_regex":"","_seopress_redirections_logged_status":"","_seopress_redirections_param":"","_seopress_redirections_type":0,"_seopress_analysis_target_kw":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/0x3WyPdVFtr4inXfz9pQXw--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyMDA7aD04MDA7Y2Y9d2VicA--\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/jerusalem_post_articles_818\/b0c0c750d4e8e7f48b876c7b6939ea7e","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60629"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=60629"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60629\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/60630"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=60629"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=60629"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=60629"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}