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Category: Financial
]Israeli high-tech ended the third quarter of 2025 with a mixed picture: sharp declines in fundraising and investor activity on the one hand, and record-breaking levels of mergers and acquisitions on the other. According to Startup Nation Central’s (SNC) quarterly report, the year is shaping up to be one of the most significant in the history of the industry — but also one of the most volatile
Sep 29, 2025
Category: Government
The State Attorney’s Office filed an indictment on Friday against Maor Kringel and Tal Amram, both from Holon, on suspicion of espionage for Iran during the ongoing war. According to the charges, Kringel allegedly provided sensitive information to Iranian agents even while serving in the IDF reserves
Oct 2, 2025
Category: Government
Israeli naval forces intercepted a flotilla of vessels attempting to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza, detaining more than 440 activists, including Swedish climate campaigner Greta Thunberg, in what has quickly escalated into a diplomatic flashpoint
Oct 2, 2025
Category: Government
A month after announcing a $9.1 billion deal to acquire air defense systems from European suppliers instead of the U.S.-made Patriot, Denmark is again considering an Israeli alternative — the Barak MX system developed by Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI)
Oct 6, 2025
Category: Politics
Tens of thousands of Israelis gathered in Tel Aviv’s Hayarkon Park on Tuesday night for the main national memorial ceremony marking two years since the October 7 Hamas massacre. The event honored the memory of those murdered and kidnapped in the attack and was organized by “Como,” the association founded by Yonatan Shmeriz, whose brother Alon was kidnapped and later killed in Gaza by friendly fire
Oct 7, 2025
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: Government
The long-awaited operation to return Israeli hostages held by Hamas is expected to begin Monday morning, following 738 days since the October 7, 2023 abductions. Families have been instructed to arrive at the Re’im Camp reception zone as early as 7:30 a.m., while the IDF will be primed to start the handover within an hour of receiving word
Oct 12, 2025
Category: Capital Market
The Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) announced this evening (Monday) that the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for September fell by 0.6%, a sharper-than-expected drop that brings the annual inflation rate down to 2.5%. Analysts had forecast a more modest decline of only 0.3%. In comparison, the August index rose by 0.7%, with an annual inflation rate of 2.9%
Oct 15, 2025