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Data published by the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) indicate that last May 2,180 new apartments were sold, although an increase of 46.8% compared to the low in April 2023 that resulted from the Passover holiday, but excluding seasonality this figure is about 2,230 apartments, a decrease of 7.6% compared to the previous month. Compared to April last year, this is a decrease of a little less than 50%, since the number of new apartments sold this month was about 4,000. The CBS states that an examination of the trend data shows that from August 2021 to May 2023, there was a decrease of...

The report of the Adva Center, the center for social democratic policy, shows a surge in socio-economic disparities in the last two years: the education system does not provide solutions for the most vulnerable populations, the accessibility of the weaker sections to health is harmed and significant disparities in the housing market. On the occasion of just over two years since the Corona crisis, the Adva Center publishes its annual report, entitled "The Plague of Inequality Continues." "The corona plague has not yet passed from the world, even though it has been pushed to the margins of...

The heads of the local authorities are trying to reach an agreement with the government on the introduction of the return of studies to the middle schools. This follows the threat of the Local Authorities Forum to open its schools tomorrow. The government will convene after noon to discuss the matter. There is still no agreement between Blue and White and the Likud on this matter. Mayors from the 15th Forum announced at the begining of the week the opening of classes for grades 7 to 10 starting Wednesday, ahead of a date set by the government, are calling on teaching staff to cooperate...

Iron Source has announced a $ 2.3 billion fundraiser. The raising represents a value of $ 11.1 billion for the company. Of that amount, the company's shareholders will receive $ 1.5 billion. About 50% of the shares are with the company's founders, about 40% with the company's investors and about 10% with the employees. Iron Source merges with Thoma Bravo's Spock Company, a private equity fund that, among other things, acquired the Israeli-American Impreva. As part of the merger, $ 1.3 billion was raised in PIPE, a private investment in a public company, and the rest comes from the Spock...

End to masks in the open space: A year after the directive to wear masks in the public space, on Saturday the director general of the Ministry of Health, Hezi Levy, signed an order that would remove the obligation to wear masks in open spaces from Sunday. ". The Ministry of Health emphasized that in non-open areas a mask should be worn: "We mention that it is important at every exit from the house to be equipped with a mask that will be required in enclosed spaces and to maintain guidelines - mask, social distance and hygiene, for the health of us all." Health Minister Yuli Edelstein...

The Ministry of Health announced on Friday that 2,064 verified cases of the corona virus. The number of patients in critical condition dropped to 460. 227 patients are in critical condition, 183 of them respiratory. Also, during that day, nine patients died, and the total number of water since the outbreak of the plague rose to 7,885. To date, about 3.7 million people have been vaccinated against corona in Israel in the third dose. During yesterday, about 33,000 people were vaccinated with this dose. The data also show that the coefficient of infection continues to decline and now stands...

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...

A young Israeli man was fatally injured this morning in a suspected drive-by attack near the Assaf intersection, close to the settlement of Beit El Binyamin. The IDF spokesperson reported that the driver of the gas tanker involved in the incident was neutralized at the scene and is currently in serious condition. IDF forces have set up blockades in the area as they search for additional suspects.

The number of recipients of academic degrees has decreased by 3%, from 79,600 in the 2018/19 school year to 77,200 in 2019/20. A particularly high decrease of 6.4% was recorded in the number of master's degree recipients from 25,700 to 24,000 and in particular in academic colleges (13.4%). There was a more moderate decrease in undergraduate recipients (1.5%). This is according to data on recipients of academic degrees in 2020, published today by the Central Bureau of Statistics. The decline is due, among other things, to the slowdown in the number of students in recent years