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Israeli information security company Check Point reports that Iranian elements tried to attack targets in Israel, using the giant loophole Log4j that was exposed last week. According to Check Point, a group of hackers from Iran tried to attack seven government and business targets in Israel in the last 24 hours. "The experiment took place yesterday between 16:00 in the afternoon and 2:00 in the morning. No such communication was observed with targets in any country other than Israel. Of course, the findings were passed on to the relevant authorities in the country," it was reported. Check...

Ashstrom Group, a prominent player in the construction and infrastructure sector with a market value of around NIS 5.5 billion, has released its financial results for the second quarter and the first half of 2023. Despite a challenging business environment, the company demonstrated stability and growth across its diverse portfolio

In a groundbreaking move, State Comptroller Mattaniho Engelman is recommending a comprehensive reassessment of Israel's fixed inflation target, which has remained unchanged at 1% to 3% per year for two decades. The recommendation comes as inflation exceeded the government's target, leading to deviations that could significantly impact the state budget and corporate financial planning. Engelman's call for a reevaluation is grounded in the recent economic developments, particularly the surge in inflation post-COVID, with the inflation rate reaching 5.3% in 2022. The State Comptroller's...

Classrooms in Israel are more crowded, teachers pay is less than in the OECD, students study more hours and still fail to achieve better academic results than their peers in OECD countries in the meantime - according to the 21Education at a Glance 20 report published today (Thursday) on the OECD. According to the report, Israel ranks third in the OECD in terms of its investment in education as a percentage of GDP, but the gaps between it and other countries are still high. In terms of the positive points - this year Israel also excels in its level of education. Israelis are much more...

Thousands of people demonstrated Saturday night against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and government corruption, for the 34th week in a row. About a thousand demonstrators in front of the prime minister's residence on Balfour Street in Jerusalem and several hundred demonstrators near the Netanyahu family's home in Caesarea. These demonstrations were preceded by a series of smaller protests at intersections, bridges and interchanges across the country. Some of the protesters reported incidents of violence during the demonstrations at the intersections. A young woman was arrested after...

Israel has signed an agreement with Pfizer to purchase 10 million vaccine doses by the end of 2022 - of which about two million vaccines have already been sent to Israel, "at the expense" of the deal signed today. In addition, Israel and Pfizer have agreed on the existence of an option to purchase millions of other vaccine doses, which will be adapted to variants, if necessary. The deal signed today with Pfizer and the one that will soon be signed with Moderna, includes a 50% lower number of vaccines compared to the original deal presented by the Ministry of Health and the Prime Minister....

No plans, no manpower, no professional knowledge and no trust from the public - this is the bleak picture that emerges from the State Comptroller's report when it comes to dealing with the online crime law enforcement system (or cybercrime). According to estimates, in 2020 the global damage from cybercrime was about $ 6 trillion, and it is expected to reach $ 10.5 trillion by 2025. In Israel, the number of investigative cases dealing with cybercrime increased between 2016 and 2020 by about 250% to 8,821 Bags.

Economy Minister Orna Barbibai and Emirati Economy Minister Abdullah bin Tok al-Marie signed a free trade agreement with the United Arab Emirates in Dubai. The Ministry of Economy estimates that the volume of trade between the two countries, which now reaches almost $ 900 million a year, is expected to grow in the coming years to about $ 3 billion a year. The United Arab Emirates is the first Arab country with which Israel has signed a full free trade agreement. The free trade agreement was made possible after the normalization between the two countries under the Abrahamic Agreements in...

One week after the signing of an agreement between the Israeli franchisee of the ice cream company Ben & Jerry's and the global Unilever corporation, an arrangement that will allow him to sell the ice cream he also produces in the settlements, the American company is trying to thwart the move. Ben & Jerry's has sued its parent company Unilever with the aim of blocking the same move, saying the sale of ice cream across the Green Line "does not match its values". According to the lawsuit, this "undermines the social integrity that Ben & Jerry's has built over decades." Five members of the...