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The number of people employed in the economy in December 2022 reached 4.25 million - an increase of about 40 thousand jobs compared to November of the same year. Although there was a slight increase in December in the unemployment rate to 4.3%, it was mainly caused by the effect of the increase in the participation rate in the labor market. The data were published today (Monday) by the Central Bureau of Statistics

The founder and CEO of the high-tech company Papaya Global, Einat Gaz, announced this morning (Thursday) that she has decided to take all of the company's money out of Israel following the promotion of the legal reform. "There is no certainty that we can conduct international economic activity from Israel, this is a painful but necessary business step." . According to Gaz: "Following Prime Minister Netanyahu's statements that he is determined to pass reforms that will harm democracy and the economy, we made a business decision at Papaya Global to withdraw all of the company's funds from...

At least seven people were murdered and three others were seriously and moderately injured this evening (Friday) in a shooting attack near a synagogue in the Neve Yaakov neighborhood in Jerusalem and in other locations in the area. The MDA initially reported that there were apparently around 10 casualties, and later announced the death of seven of them. This is the deadliest attack since 2011

The price of fuel will rise to NIS 7.17 per liter in self-service in February, starting at midnight between Tuesday and Wednesday. This is a jump of 33 shekels per liter compared to its current price, and this is the highest price per liter since July 2022, when it was NIS 8.08 per liter, before the fuel tax was reduced by a whole shekel by the previous government. As of today, the tax reduction on fuel is only 13 cents.