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Teva Pharmaceutical Industries has announced impressive results for its most promising innovative drug, Duvakitug, in treating colitis and Crohn's disease. The company revealed today that the drug achieved significantly better-than-expected outcomes in the second phase of clinical trials, outperforming a placebo in key efficacy measures. As a result, Teva's stock surged more than 15% in pre-market trading on the New York Stock Exchange

In a significant development within the Israeli communications market, the Fortissimo investment fund is set to acquire a controlling stake in Cellcom, a leading telecommunications company, at an estimated value of NIS 2.6 billion. The strategic move involves Fortissimo purchasing a substantial 36% holding from DSKSH for approximately NIS 925 million

A week after returning to the Ministry of Communications, the current Minister, Yoaz Handel, signed a reform that put an end to the split between the supplier and the infrastructure in the Internet market. It means for consumers to create one and only one writer to purchase the services as well as to troubleshoot. The reform, which will take effect at the beginning of next year, is intended to put an end to the phenomenon of "throwing responsibility" between ISPs and infrastructure owners over malfunctions in an effort to raise the standard of service in the industry. It is also expected...

About 1,500 people came to demonstrate Saturday night near the prime minister's residence in Jerusalem, on the evening of the last Saturday before the expected inauguration of the new government. The demonstrators came to the weekly demonstration in Paris Square as part of a protest against Netanyahu. The designated prime minister, Naftali Bennett, said in a press release: "This is not the time for demonstrations and provocations. I call for Netanyahu and his family to be treated with respect." In another demonstration held by the organization of black flags at the Nahariya junction, a man...

The record for taking out mortgages by the public of apartment and house buyers in Israel was broken, just before the interest rate was raised: The volume of new mortgages taken by the public in March amounted to NIS 13.42 billion, about NIS 1 billion more than the previous record in December last year. This was reported by the Bank of Israel. This is an increase of 19.7% compared to the previous month and an increase of 55.7% compared to the corresponding period last year. In total, housing loans totaling 34.6 billion were taken out in the first quarter of the year, and 137 billion in the...

In response to public concerns over a potential 12% increase in public transportation fares, the Israeli Ministry of Transportation and the Ministry of Finance collaborated on a comprehensive plan aimed at eliminating the price hike and encouraging greater usage of public transport. The multifaceted reform, spearheaded by Minister of Transportation and Road Safety Miri Regev, seeks to promote "transportation justice" and provide significant discounts to various segments of Israeli society

lPrime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s defense attorneys have requested a 10-week delay in his testimony for his ongoing corruption trial, pushing his appearance on the witness stand to February 2025. The request, filed late Monday, comes in response to a series of extraordinary events that the defense argues have hindered Netanyahu’s preparation for the trial

The Supreme Court today (Wednesday) shortened the sentence of the former Deputy Minister of the Interior, Faina Kirschenbaum from ten to seven and a half years in prison. Kirschenbaum was convicted of bribery, fraud and breach of trust in the Israel Beitenu case. In addition to this, the judges also shortened the sentence of Rami Cohen, the former director general of the Ministry of Agriculture who was convicted in the case of accepting bribes and other crimes - from 30 to 18 months in prison