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Playtika said on Wednesday it will lay off approximately 15% of its global workforce as part of a broad strategic shift aimed at aligning its cost structure with changing economic conditions in the highly competitive mobile gaming industry

Israel’s housing price index rose an unexpected 0.7% in October–November, ending eight consecutive months of decline, according to data released by the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). On an annual basis, however, price growth remained muted. From November 2024 to November 2025, the housing price index edged up just 0.1%, underscoring continued weakness in the broader market

Tens of thousands of Israelis demonstrated across the country on Saturday evening against the government, with large rallies in Tel Aviv, Haifa, Jerusalem and Be’er Sheva, as police intervened to prevent confrontations between protesters and right-wing activists

The average length of a mortgage in Israel has climbed to nearly 27 years over the past three years, according to an analysis of Bank of Israel data by the Mortgage Advisors Association, underscoring the growing difficulty households face in purchasing homes

Israel’s Knesset Constitution Committee began deliberations on Monday on a bill to establish a political investigation committee into the Oct. 7 Hamas-led attack, as the government rejected calls for a state commission of inquiry and opposition lawmakers boycotted the debate

Former Israel Defense Forces chief of staff Gadi Eisenkot on Tuesday proposed the creation of a unified electoral list with former prime minister Naftali Bennett and opposition leader Yair Lapid ahead of the 2026 general election, according to people familiar with the talks

The Israeli parliament on Wednesday passed legislation barring most graduates of Palestinian Authority academic institutions from teaching in Israel’s public education system, a move critics say amounts to discriminatory policy targeting Arab educators

The protest against rampant crime, violence and extortion in Arab society reached a peak on Thursday night, as an estimated 50,000 people gathered in Sakhnin for what organizers described as an unprecedented demonstration

The State Commission of Inquiry into the Submarine Affair, headed by former Supreme Court President Asher Grunis, published its interim findings on Sunday, identifying deep systemic deficiencies in Israel’s defense procurement and security decision-making processes

The Knesset approved the 2026 state budget on its first reading late Wednesday night, with 62 lawmakers voting in favor and 55 against. Shas and Degel Hatorah supported the proposal, while Agudat Yisrael opposed it. Shas Chairman Aryeh Deri was absent from the vote