Israel’s soaring inflation rate hit an all-time high as the country’s cost of living index jumped by 5.6 percent last month, it was reported by the government’s Central Bureau of Statistics. With this latest hike, Israel’s COL has risen by 13.5 percent since Jan. 1.
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