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The UN Security Council on Monday night adopted a U.S.-sponsored resolution calling for the deployment of an international stabilization force in the Gaza Strip, the disarmament of Hamas, and the creation of a “pathway toward the establishment of a Palestinian state

Israel’s banking system is closing an unusually strong third quarter, with Bank Leumi and Mizrahi Tefahot—two of the country’s largest financial institutions—reporting a combined net profit exceeding NIS 4 billion. Leumi delivered a sharp double-digit rise in profitability, while Mizrahi Tefahot strengthened its leadership in credit and mortgages. Both banks also announced significant dividend distributions, reinforcing investor confidence

Despite the government’s refusal to establish a state commission of inquiry into the October 7 massacre, the “October Council” movement—representing bereaved families, families of abductees and survivors of the Hamas attack—held a mass demonstration Saturday evening at Habima Square in Tel Aviv. Tens of thousands attended, calling on the government to launch a formal, independent investigation “as prescribed by law.”

An average of two Palestinian children and teenagers have been killed every day since the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas went into effect, according to data from the Gaza Health Ministry and a UNICEF report published Friday

Israel’s assassination of Hayat Ali Tabatbay—described in Lebanon as Hezbollah’s chief of staff—marks the most significant Israeli action in Lebanon since the ceasefire took effect roughly a year ago. The targeted strike, carried out in the heart of Beirut on Sunday, came after weeks of Israeli warnings and eliminated one of the last surviving senior veterans of Hezbollah’s military wing following last year’s conflict, which claimed the lives of many top figures, including Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah

Following the Population and Immigration Authority’s announcement that it will conduct tests in early December for approximately 1,000 Sri Lankan workers under the bilateral recruitment track, the Association of Foreign Construction Companies has issued an urgent appeal to halt the process, claiming the mechanism has “failed repeatedly” and is harming Israel’s construction sector

Harel Insurance became the first Israeli insurance company to publish its third-quarter 2025 financial results, reporting a sharp increase in profitability across the group’s core activities

The remains of Dror Or, 48, abducted from Kibbutz Be’eri on October 7, 2023, were returned to Israel on Tuesday after more than two years in the Gaza Strip. Or was murdered during the Hamas-led attack and later taken into Gaza by Islamic Jihad militants. He was located in the Nusayrat area in central Gaza, according to the organization

The Ministry of Finance on Tuesday published a draft order to double the tax exemption threshold on personal imports—from $75 to $150—a change expected to take effect within at least 21 days. According to the Tax Authority, the reform is projected to reduce state revenues by approximately NIS 1 billion per year

Negotiations in Cairo aimed at advancing the second phase of the Gaza ceasefire have reached a dead end, multiple sources involved in the talks told Haaretz. According to officials, both Israel and Hamas are unwilling to take the critical steps required for progress: a significant Israeli withdrawal on one side and Hamas’s surrender of weapons on the other