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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

The Israeli Air Force, operating under the Northern Command, conducted an airstrike Tuesday evening on a Hamas training compound inside the Ain al-Hilweh refugee camp in southern Lebanon

US President Donald Trump hosted Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) at the White House on Tuesday evening, in a visit marked by military honors, a US Air Force flyover and an elaborate reception. The meeting—MBS’s first visit to Washington since 2018 and his first under Trump’s second term—is being described by both governments as a milestone in shaping a new strategic framework for bilateral relations

In a sharply worded ruling issued Wednesday, the High Court of Justice delivered an unequivocal message to the government regarding the prolonged non-enforcement of the Security Service Law as it relates to the conscription of Haredim: the era of deferring, avoiding and circumventing the law must come to an end

A delegation of 26 Israeli hostage survivors, released in the latest agreement with Hamas, arrived at the White House in Washington on Thursday evening. They were joined by several survivors freed in earlier deals, all coming to personally thank U.S. President Donald Trump for his role in securing their release

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

Partner Communications Group published its financial results for the third quarter of 2025, reporting broad improvement in profitability metrics compared to the same period last year. Net profit rose 6% to NIS 90 million, operating profit increased 10% to NIS 132 million, and adjusted EBITDA was up 4% to NIS 331 million

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