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US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo comes to Israel for about eight hours to discuss Netanyahu with two key issues: Iran and China. Washington is very unhappy with the acquisition of Israeli infrastructure by China. It is about the two ports of Israel in Haifa and Ashdod and that China is the one that will establish Israel's new ports. Alongside these, the US is unhappy with the acquisition of Beijing's Tnuva and Dor Alon Tabor power plant. In statements by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu; Blue and White chairman Benny Gantz; and designated foreign minister Gabi Ashkenazi, after meeting...

First signs of the impact of the Corona crisis on the housing market: According to the Central Bureau of Statistics, between January and March, 8,090 new apartments were sold, down 11.4% from October to December, where 9,130 ​​apartments were sold. This is the first official figure that reflects the state of the field's sales, following the companies' reports that since the beginning of the restrictions on the sale of apartments, they were almost completely stopped

The Bank Hapoalim published its financial results for the first quarter of 2020, and the Corona crisis was clearly evident with a sharp 76.6% drop in net profit to NIS 192 million. Bank Hapoalim is the first of the banks to publish its Q1 reports. The decrease in net profit is a significant increase in NIS 757 million in credit losses, including a group provision of NIS 603 million due to uncertainty over the effects of the Corona crisis and a preliminary step to the possibility of borrowers, including large borrowers such as a fuel group that will find it difficult to meet payments. The...

The National Institutes of Health said it began a study to evaluate the combination of antibiotic azithromycin and malaria drug hydroxychloroquine, which was previously touted by U.S. President Donald Trump as a "game changer" for the treatment of COVID-19. The study, for which Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd will be donating medicines, will assess whether the combination can prevent hospitalization and death from COVID-19, the coronavirus respiratory disease. The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health, is sponsoring...

After three election campaigns - Israel has a new government: The Knesset plenary on Sunday approved a majority of 73 Knesset supporters against 46 opposing the 35th state of Israel led by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Alternate Prime Minister Benny Gantz. Broadcasts live declaration of allegiance by new government ministers One by one, the new government ministers came up and declared: "I pledge as a member of the government to maintain allegiance to the State of Israel and its laws, to fulfill my role as a member of government and to comply with the Knesset's decisions

The Ministry of Health on Monday updated that no new infections were detected in Israel since Sunday. the number of confirmed patients is 16,621, withno new infectios were detected in Israel since Sunday with 3,335 of them defined as active patients. 57 patients are in serious condition, including 47 respirators. The number of victims remains at 272 and the number of recoverers is 13,041. The Ministry of Health also noted that a total of 2,417 tests were performed last night. The highest number of patients was diagnosed in Jerusalem - 3,670 patients - and 64,231 tests were performed...

A month has passed since the easing of the closure began, but the numbers in the labor market have not yet shown recovery. At the height of the crisis, more than a million and 150,000 jobseekers were registered at the Employment Service at the end of April. The updated Employment Service figures show that since the release of the economy after the Passover began, on April 19, 2020, 94,000 new jobseekers have registered, while the number of reported to the Employment Service for returning to work or eliminating ISA stands at 86,000. Job seekers continue to grow.The Employment Service...

A rare flight from the United Arab Emirates arrived in Israel on Tuesday night, carrying medical equipment to help Palestinians fight the coronavirus pandemic. The landing was confirmed by state-run news agency WAM. The Etihad Airways plane was scheduled to land shortly before 10 p.m. at Ben Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv, Airports Authority spokesman Ofer Lefler said. While Israel and the UAE have had diplomatic relations, ties between them have warmed in recent years, largely over a shared distrust of Iran. Still, there are no publicly known flights between the countries. The plane...

Dozens of Israeli Internet sites were attacked by hackers of the "hackers of savior" group on Thursday. This is a planned attack that came against the backdrop of al-Quds Day. The sites, most of which are run through the WordPress platform, featured an illustrative video that allegedly attacked Israel, with the caption "Counting the Reverse of Israel Destroyed from A Long Time ago" (errors originally). Hackers wrote on the YouTube channel: "We gather here to avenge the Zionist crimes against the Palestinians who have died or lost their lives, their families and their lands. What we can do...

The company's products are gaining popularity among its customers who are looking for ways to manage workers forced to work from home following the Corona epidemic, company CEO Eran Zinman said in an interview with him on Thursday. In the media, he said. "We solve the same problems we used to solve, only now that we are more accurate when we work from home," said Roy Man, co-founder and CEO of the company. The growth associated with the Corona epidemic "accelerated" plans to double the company's workforce by the end of the year to 720 employees, Mann said. Established in 2014, Monday has...