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IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir published a nine-page unclassified document on Friday outlining, for the first time, his conclusions from the IDF’s internal investigations into the October 7 attacks and the review conducted by Maj. Gen. (res.) Sami Turgeman’s oversight committee. The document both accepts the military’s share of responsibility. It sharply underscores the need for an independent, external, and objective state inquiry into the role of the political echelon before and during the events of 7/10

Israel’s government posted an unexpected improvement in its fiscal position: the 12-month deficit through November fell to 4.5% of GDP, a drop of 0.4 percentage points compared to the level recorded in October. The update comes as the government simultaneously approved an increase in the 2025 deficit ceiling to 5.2%, reflecting broader fiscal pressures

Just as Mobileye’s long-awaited robotaxi vision begins to take shape, the Israeli autonomous-driving company is launching a significant cost-cutting initiative. The company announced it will lay off 200 employees, representing about 4% of its global workforce. Since most of Mobileye’s 4,300 employees — more than 3,000 — are based in Israel, the majority of layoffs are expected to impact its Jerusalem headquarters and Tel Aviv campus

Israel’s cyber industry is marking a historic year, with $4.4 billion raised across 130 investment rounds in 2025, according to the annual State of the Cyber Nation report by Israeli-American venture capital firm YL Ventures, which manages roughly $800 million and specializes in cybersecurity investments

The Police Investigations Department (PID) lifted the publication ban surrounding the investigation into Lahav 433 Commander, Superintendent Meni Binyamin, on Wednesday, following the transition from a covert to an open inquiry. The Northern District Police Chief is overseeing the case and forms part of a wider investigation that has already led to the arrest of a former mayor, close associates, and senior figures in the criminal organization headed by Samir Bakri

Medical device giant Boston Scientific announced that it will gradually transfer its manufacturing operations from the Galil Medical facility in Yokneam to its site in Galway, Ireland. The company said the move is part of a strategic plan to “prepare for the expected increase in demand and align capabilities, technologies, and resources across global manufacturing facilities

The UN General Assembly on Friday approved a resolution calling on Israel to cooperate with United Nations bodies, led by the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA). The resolution passed with 139 countries in favor, 12 opposed, and 19 abstentions

On the 800th day since the October 7 attack, more than 200 former hostages, their family members, and representatives of the “October Council” submitted a letter on Sunday to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, demanding the immediate establishment of an independent, state-run commission of inquiry into the failures surrounding the attack and its aftermath

In a unanimous decision issued Sunday, Israel’s High Court of Justice, sitting in an expanded panel of seven justices, overturned the decision of the Ministerial Political Committee—commonly referred to as the “Shikli Committee”—to dismiss Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara. The court ruled that the attempted dismissal was carried out without proper legal authority and in violation of established procedure, rendering it unlawful

Israel is facing a growing shortage of researchers and scientists, as new data published today by the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) reveals a sharp rise in the number of highly educated Israelis—particularly PhD holders—who have moved abroad for extended periods