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The government unanimously approved the program to increase the safety of electric cyclists and motorized scooters, which was recently formulated by the Ministry of Transport. The plan, which focuses mainly on the regulation of enforcement and enforcement of the use of electric bicycles, does not include the infrastructure required for safe riding - bicycle paths

The insurance volume of Israeli companies investing in African countries has so far reached $ 700 million, and the Ministry of Economy and Industry has decided to double the budget for Israeli companies, through which they will be able to double the volume of their deals. Asha will provide guarantees to a wide range of African countries. Kenya ($ 150 million), Nigeria ($ 105 million), Uganda ($ 70 million), Ethiopia ($ 33 ​​million), Cameroon ($ 60 million), and others

US Treasury Secretary Stephen Menuchin and Finance Minister Moshe Kahlon will appoint a joint task force to examine the double taxation treaty between the United States and Israel, and map the clauses in the treaty that need to be updated. At this stage, these are declarations, and both countries see fit to amend the convention. However, the process is expected to take several years to complete

The State Comptroller found in a very serious report that the Water Authority did not properly manage and caused a shortage of water that is not the result only of years of shortage of rainfall. The State Comptroller's report indicates that the lack of sustainable planning of the water sector and its failed management by the PA have once again put the water sector in crisis. Among other things, the Water Authority, according to the comptroller, allowed the water level of the Sea of ​​Galilee to fall below the lower line, which could cause irreparable damage to the water source

Tention mounts in the southern region of israel near the Gaza strip. 30 rockets were fired into the western Negev. The Iron Dome system intercepted ten of them. Some of the rockets hit open areas. Seven people suffered anxiety.Israelli airforce attacked 80 Hamas targets in the Gaza strip

33.073 of degree recipients from institutions of higher education in Israel, which constitute 5.8% of all academic degree owners, stayed abroad from 1980 to 2011, for at least three years. The situation did not change in 2017, according to figures from the Central Bureau of Statistics, which were revealed by the Knesset's Immigration and Absorption Committee. The committee discussed "brain drain," and ways to bring Israeli academics back from abroad. In the fields of exact sciences and engineering, the percentage of those residing in Israel is higher than that of degree recipients in the...

The European Union's budget program for innovation development is expected to introduce innovations that could harm the research budgets of Israeli high-tech. This is a new outline for the Horizon Europe program, the Horizon 2020 sequel. The new plan was submitted two weeks ago to the European Parliament, and includes new emphasis on allocating a research and development budget of about 100 billion euros for the years 2027-2021

Five months after the agreement reached between Channel 10 and Channel 13 regarding the merger, members of the Second Authority Council approved the merger. Eight council members supported the merger, and only the head of the Second Authority, Yulia Shamalov-Berkovitz, objected

At the end of an assessment of the situation, the IDF announced the removal of the restrictions on defense in the communities surrounding the Gaza Strip, the Negev and Lachish. Accordingly, studies in educational institutions in the cities and regional councils will be held in order. The Israel Railways said that according to the security forces' instructions, rail traffic in the Ashkelon-Be'er Sheva area will be renewed in the morning