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Delek Group, controlled by businessman Yitzhak Tshuva, has reached a significant agreement to acquire control of Isracard, Israel's leading credit card company, for a reported NIS 3.56 billion. The deal follows a previous agreement between Isracard and Menorah Mivtachim, valued at NIS 3.15 billion, which was ultimately canceled after Menorah chose not to improve its offer

Cybersecurity company Check Point has closed out 2024 with strong results, surpassing analyst expectations for both revenue and earnings. Under the leadership of CEO Nadav Tzafrir, Check Point reported fourth-quarter revenue of $704 million, a 6.5% increase year-over-year, and non-GAAP net income of $2.70 per share—outperforming the consensus estimates of $699 million in revenue and $2.65 per share in earnings

In a move that could have significant consequences for civil society organizations, the Israeli government has advanced a bill to impose an 80% tax on donations from foreign political entities to non-governmental organizations (NGOs). The bill, sponsored by MK Ariel Kellner, passed the Ministerial Committee for Legislative Affairs and is set for a preliminary reading later this week, likely to be discussed in the Constitution Committee

A large-scale bomb attack was thwarted last night (Thursday) in Bat Yam, where three bombs exploded in buses across two separate parking lots, but remarkably, there were no casualties. Multiple police forces rushed to the scenes to investigate and track down possible suspects. In a stroke of luck, a fourth bomb was discovered in a bus near Wolfson Hospital in Holon and successfully neutralized

Border controllers of the Population Authority within the Ministry of the Interior announced on Friday that they would strike at border crossings, including Ben Gurion Airport, in response to a salary dispute. However, within two hours, the strike was canceled after the Histadrut, Israel's trade union, reached an agreement with the state to resolve the issue