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Category: Financial
Bank Leumi announces what it defines as a "unique and groundbreaking consumer move in the banking system": private customers with a current account at Leumi will enjoy an annual interest rate of 1% on the plus balance in the account - a significant benefit that does not exist in any other bank in Israel. The interest will be paid on a current account balance of up to NIS 10,000 to salary transfer customers with a mortgage at Leumi, or to salary transfer customers with a monthly transaction turnover of at least NIS 3,000 on a Leumi credit card or to salary transfer customers with a...
May 16, 2022
Category: Capital Market
The Israeli government gave final approval early Thursday to the first phase of a ceasefire and hostage-release agreement linked to US President Donald Trump’s plan, following talks in Sharm el-Sheikh. The cabinet and government meetings ran late into the night as ministers compiled lists of prisoners to be released; Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced the decision after the vote. Ministers Itamar Ben-Gvir, Bezalel Smotrich, Orit Struck, Yitzhak Wasserlauf and Amichai Eliyahu registered objections
Oct 10, 2025
Category: Law
Three residents of the north gave sensitive information to Hamas in Turkey - and planned to damage the operation of the Cellcom network during a war or a military operation. This is according to the indictment submitted at noon (Thursday) by the Cyber Department of the State Attorney's Office at the end of an investigation by the Shin Bet. According to the indictment, R. A., one of the accused, has been working since 2004 at Cellcom as a software engineer - a position in which he received very broad access privileges for computer systems and information systems in the company. Another...
Oct 20, 2022
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio Denies Visas to Palestinian Leaders Ahead of UN General Assembly
Category: Government
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has denied visa applications for senior Palestinian Authority (PA) and Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) officials, including PA President Mahmoud Abbas, ahead of next month’s United Nations General Assembly in New York. The decision, first reported by Fox News, is based on longstanding U.S. laws that prohibit recognition of a Palestinian state and sanction the PA for so-called "pay-for-slay" policies—payments to terrorists or their families
Aug 29, 2025
Category: Hitech
Reports on Thursday evening that Microsoft had disconnected Israel’s elite intelligence Unit 8200 from its Azure cloud service sent shockwaves through the defense and tech communities. While the move appeared sudden, military sources suggested the IDF had already managed to withdraw sensitive data before the cutoff
Sep 26, 2025
Category: Capital Market
Citibank Lowers Growth Forecast for Israel's Economy Amidst Political Uncertainty. In a recent report, American bank Citibank revised its growth forecast for the Israeli economy for 2023 and 2024, attributing the downturn to a drop in investments following a planned coup d'état of the government
Aug 3, 2023
Category: Government
A missile launched from Yemen toward central Israel triggered widespread alarms on Thursday, temporarily halting operations at Ben Gurion Airport and sparking panic across the Dan region, Tel Aviv, and surrounding areas
Aug 22, 2025
Category: Politics
Thousands gathered on Sunday evening at the Nation Buildings in Jerusalem for the opening of the right-wing conference titled "For the Victory of Israel." Organized by the Samaria Council, the Nahala movement, and other bodies, the conference advocates for the return of Jewish settlement in the Gaza Strip
Jan 28, 2024
Category: Politics
On Saturday night, thousands of demonstrators gathered across Israel to demand a swift resolution for the release of abducted individuals and to express frustration with the government's handling of the situation. Led by families of the abductees, marches originating from Tel Aviv culminated in a gathering outside the Prime Minister's office in Jerusalem. Simultaneous protests took place in prominent locations including the Azrieli Junction, Kidnapped Square in Tel Aviv, Haifa, Caesarea, and other northern regions
Jul 12, 2024
Category: Government
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...
Jan 27, 2023
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