The funds will now be used as aid for evacuees from southern towns near Gaza and from towns and cities up north.
Under the plan, loan payments of mortgages, consumer credit and business credit would be deferred without charging interest and without charging fees.
The rate was set at 3.861 after the dollar gained strength globally.
Yaron's five-year term ends at the end of 2023 and he has been tight-lipped on his plans.
The issue of whether Bank of Israel Governor Amir Yaron will seek, or be reappointed for a second term, has loomed over financial markets for months.
Eight months into Israel’s toxic debate over the judicial overhaul plan, it is emerging that in some cases honest information is being kept from the public and the decision-makers.
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