Likud: Lapid is abandoning state security for political considerations

Likud attacks opposition leader Yair Lapid in response to his claims about the defense budget. The party denies his statements and argues that state revenues are higher than expected, allowing for an increase in the defense budget without raising taxes. It further claims that allegations about coalition funds are baseless, and that Lapid is acting out of political considerations.

Likud has responded sharply to opposition leader Yair Lapid's statements regarding the defense budget. The party denies his claims, calling them baseless and false. According to them, state revenues were higher than expected thanks to the government's economic policy, leading to a lower-than-expected deficit and enabling an increase in the defense budget without raising taxes. It further claims that allegations about coalition funds and budgets for the ultra-Orthodox sector are baseless, and that such sums never existed. Likud concludes with a serious accusation: Lapid is abandoning state security for cheap political considerations. The response comes after Lapid raised claims about the defense budget, and Likud sees this as an attempt to mislead the public.