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U.S. President Donald Trump's special envoy, Steve Witkoff, is en route to the region as negotiations intensify over a proposed ceasefire and hostage release deal between Israel and Hamas. State Department spokeswoman Tammy Bruce confirmed Tuesday evening that Witkoff is traveling to Europe first and may head to Doha “depending on developments

The Water Authority Board announced today (Thursday) that it is putting to a public hearing the increase in water rates for domestic consumption by approximately 3.5% starting in January 2023, among other things following a sharp increase in electricity prices and a 2% increase in the price index. This is alongside the increase in investments in the water sector in Israel. A final decision will be made in December. According to the proposal, the rate for a known quantity (the low rate) will be NIS 7.874 per cubic meter from January (instead of NIS 7.608 per cubic meter) and the rate for...

State President Yitzhak Herzog said on Monday in his speech at the 27th Climate Conference that "the Middle East is on the brink of disaster." At the conference, held this year in Sinai, Egypt, Herzog said that "Here in Sharm el-Sheikh, I would like to repeat the firm commitment of the State of Israel to zero carbon and to transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy by 2050. But Israel is ready to take on a much heavier responsibility. Israel is right to lead the effort for Regional climatic resilience. I intend to lead the development of what I call a 'renewable Middle East', a...

IDE Technologies won the tender for the construction of the seventh desalination plant in Israel, which will be located in the Western Galilee near Nahariya. IDE will build the plant and operate it for 25 years. The state will pay NIS 1.75 per cubic meter, a significantly lower price compared to previous tenders. The facility is expected to discharge approximately 100 million cubic meters of water per year, so the IDE Group's revenues from the facility are expected to reach nearly NIS 180 million per year. Another achievement in the tender is the installation of a pipeline several...

The government has authorized the transfer of NIS 165 million to support Torah institutions, resulting in a significant increase in the scope of coalition funds by an additional NIS 145 million. The total amount of coalition funds for 2023 is now expected to reach 5.8 billion shekels, surpassing the budget initially announced in February during the preparation of the government's budget

In a surprising move, credit rating company Ma'alot S&P announced today that it is elevating the rating of the aerospace industry to A-, just six months after boosting it to BBB+. The company attributes this change to the aerospace industry's resilient operational performance, which remains robust despite the ongoing war and reserve mobilization

"Israel is a start-up nation also in the field of smart cities, with many technologies being developed there, but in many cities in the country, especially in the periphery, this innovation is not implemented - and they are left behind. There is a big gap between innovation in general, and Israeli innovation in particular, in the field of smart cities and Its implementation in Israel," said Haim Bibbs, chairman of the Local Government Center. Biebs said the words at a reception held by the Israeli delegation to the international conference and exhibition of the smart cities at the Fira de...

RISE, Assuta's innovation arm launched with US in collaboration with University City Science Center from Philadelphia - a program that equips startup companies to successfully break into the global health market. 101 companies applied to participate in the program, all with an emphasis on digital health solutions, computational technology, artificial intelligence and big data, from which the six most promising companies that qualified for the program were selected. Thanks to the partnership with the University City Science Center, which has accumulated 50 years of experience in introducing...

Today in the early evening the controversial World Cup will kick off despite everything, in the opening match between Ecuador and the host Qatar, at Al-Bayt Stadium in the city of Al-Khor. The decision to host the 2022 World Cup already in 2010, along with that of 2018, created a cauldron of intrigue and deals behind the scenes. A huge amount of fans from around the world are expected to come to the tournament, but Qatar does not have enough hotel rooms, which has increased the price of the existing ones. The organizers thought of several possible solutions: three luxury ships were built...