Articles by November, 2025

Global banking powerhouse J.P. Morgan published two optimistic reports on Friday — one on Israel’s inflation outlook and another on its macroeconomic recovery — forecasting that Israel’s real GDP growth could reach as high as 11% in the third quarter of 2025, marking one of the strongest rebounds in recent years. While the bank’s official forecast predicts growth at a more conservative 7.5%, analysts note that “a positive surprise is likely,” as the economy rebounds rapidly from the disruptions earlier in the year

Thousands of Israelis demonstrated across the country Saturday evening, calling for the establishment of a state commission of inquiry into the failures that led to the October 7, 2023, Hamas attack. The central rally took place at Habima Square in Tel Aviv, organized by the October Council, and was mirrored by solidarity events in Haifa, Be’er Sheva, Rosh Pina, Karmiel, and multiple junctions nationwide

Pelephone Communications, headed by CEO Ilan Sigal, announced today (Monday) that it has signed a non-binding memorandum of principles with Hot Telecommunications for the acquisition of Hot Mobile at a valuation of NIS 2.1 billion

Tensions flared across the southern West Bank on Monday after dozens of settlers launched violent raids on two Palestinian villages, Umm al-Butam and Jaba’a, in response to the IDF’s evacuation of the illegal outpost Tzur Misgavbi earlier that morning

The UN Security Council on Monday night adopted a U.S.-sponsored resolution calling for the deployment of an international stabilization force in the Gaza Strip, the disarmament of Hamas, and the creation of a “pathway toward the establishment of a Palestinian state

Israel’s banking system is closing an unusually strong third quarter, with Bank Leumi and Mizrahi Tefahot—two of the country’s largest financial institutions—reporting a combined net profit exceeding NIS 4 billion. Leumi delivered a sharp double-digit rise in profitability, while Mizrahi Tefahot strengthened its leadership in credit and mortgages. Both banks also announced significant dividend distributions, reinforcing investor confidence

The Israeli Air Force, operating under the Northern Command, conducted an airstrike Tuesday evening on a Hamas training compound inside the Ain al-Hilweh refugee camp in southern Lebanon

A delegation of 26 Israeli hostage survivors, released in the latest agreement with Hamas, arrived at the White House in Washington on Thursday evening. They were joined by several survivors freed in earlier deals, all coming to personally thank U.S. President Donald Trump for his role in securing their release

Despite the government’s refusal to establish a state commission of inquiry into the October 7 massacre, the “October Council” movement—representing bereaved families, families of abductees and survivors of the Hamas attack—held a mass demonstration Saturday evening at Habima Square in Tel Aviv. Tens of thousands attended, calling on the government to launch a formal, independent investigation “as prescribed by law.”

An average of two Palestinian children and teenagers have been killed every day since the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas went into effect, according to data from the Gaza Health Ministry and a UNICEF report published Friday