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25 August 2026

Alice founders credit: Gadi Siara Israeli AI security co Alice raises $140m

The company’s Rabbit Hole is a proprietary dataset of real-world adversarial and harmful content.

25/08/2026 16:33 Start ups Meytal Vaizberg
Bank of Israel Governor Prof. Amir Yaron  credit: Eyal Izhar, Tali Bogdansky Citi: No rate cut next week but two more by Q1 2027

Citi: In the absence of any urgency, we think a decision to leave rates unchanged is marginally more likely.

Nayax CEO Yair Nechmad  credit: David Zisser Nayax buys US smart parking co IPS Group for $350m

This is the biggest-ever acquisition by the Israeli cashless payment solutions company, which will raise $150 million in debt.

Haifa Airport  credit: Shutterstock Fast growing Haifa Airport beats Ben Gurion Airport chaos

Most passengers using Air Haifa’s flights to Greece and Cyprus have taken off and landed on time over the past week. Can Haifa Airport ease the congestion at Ben Gurion Airport?

25/08/2026 13:09 Tourism Alon Pearl
Mortgage taking  credit: Shutterstock Average mortgage loan at near record level in July

Despite the slowdown in Israel's housing market, the rate of mortgage loan taking has not fallen.

25/08/2026 11:56 Financial services Yuval Nisani
The Phoenix Holdings CEO Eyal Ben Simon  credit: PR Inbal Marmary Phoenix Financial's asset management business grows rapidly

Phoenix, the largest insurance company in Israel, posted a 48% rise in profit on asset management in the second quarter.

24 August 2026

Luxembourg blocks Israel Bonds in EU

In an embarrassing setback for Israel, Luxembourg will no longer approve issuing Israel Bonds, and it remains unclear if Israel will be able to continue issuing them in the EU.

24/08/2026 19:23 Financial services Assaf Uni
Israel seeks leading position in space defense

Space warfare weapons are expected to threaten satellites, and thus could also damage photography, communication or any technology that is fundamentally dependent on space.

IPO costs cut into Tidhar’s Q2 profit

Otherwise the real estate company reported improved results from last year despite the weakness in the property market.

24/08/2026 16:43 Real estate Eitan Gerstenfeld
NTA issues PQ tender for autonomous Metro trains

The Infra 2 pre-qualification tenders worth NIS 30 billion are for autonomous trains, carriages, signalling systems, electricity and operating the system.

SanDisk transfers jobs from Israel to India

SanDisk has laid off dozens out of its 700-strong workforce at its Kfar Sava development center. Claims that this is to do with an impending ESPP program are seen as unlikely.

24/08/2026 13:17 IT Assaf Gilead
FAA approves Israir flights to US

The Israeli airline is due to start flying the route on October 19, but may do so earlier.

24/08/2026 11:26 Tourism Alon Pearl
Cyber startup Minimus shuts down, returns cash to investors

Four years after raising $51 million in one of the largest ever seed rounds in Israel, Minimus's founders have informed the employees of its closure.

24/08/2026 10:13 Start ups Assaf Gilead

23 August 2026

Amazon struggles to capture online retail foothold in Israel

In June, Chinese platforms AliExpress, Temu and Shein accounted for about 75% of Israelis’ online orders, while Amazon only had a 6% market share.

23/08/2026 18:39 Retailing Nevo Shafir
Tel Aviv Cinerama to make way for office towers, homes

The tender has been issued by the municipality for 481 homes and 110,000 square meters of office and other space.

23/08/2026 16:18 Real estate Yuval Nisani
Teva share price hits nearly 10-year high

The Israeli pharmaceutical company’s stock has risen 20% over the past month.

23/08/2026 14:55 Healthcare Shiri Habib-Valdhorn
Apartments sold and rented

A selection of recent real estate deals in Israel in Jerusalem, Givatayim, Holon, Nahariya, Nesher and Sderot.

23/08/2026 14:18 Real estate Nir Weiss-Vadraru
US couple buys Golan Heights house for NIS 6m

The 248 square meter house in Katzrin has fetched a record price for a home on the Golan Heights.

23/08/2026 13:01 Real estate Arik Mirovsky
Airports Authority managers to join work shifts

Managers will assist in baggage handling. The Authority says it is recruiting workers in readiness for the Jewish holiday season.

23/08/2026 11:08 Tourism Alon Pearl

20 August 2026

Enav’s Agron Tower approved for Jerusalem’s Paris Square

The 30-floor tower will include 110 apartments, 114 hotel rooms, two commercial floors and public facilities, and will replace Beit Amir, built in the 1960s.

Cancer treatment co UroGen invests $7m in Israel’s IntraGel

The advantage of InraGel's gel for treating cancer is that it can be injected and is biodegradable inside the body.

20/08/2026 17:18 Healthcare Gali Weinreb
Gett relaunches overseas activity

The company has launched a service for booking rides overseas for payment directly from the app - aimed mainly at Israeli customers.

Israeli banks postpone cutting ties with Palestinian Authority

The move follows a request from the Bank of Israel, which asked the two banks to continue providing financial services to prevent an economic upheaval.

Israel’s GDP growth reflects fast-rising Nvidia revenue

Nvidia’s networking division is seeing an exponential rise in revenue, making it a major engine of growth for the Israeli economy.

20/08/2026 12:08 Economy Assaf Gilead
Mall giants Azrieli and Melisron target residential real estate

After years of focusing on shopping malls and offices, Israeli incoming producing real estate giants Azrieli and Melisron have diversified. But is the move paying off?

20/08/2026 07:34 Real estate Maya Levin
UVision wins US Army follow-on suicide drone order

The order in collaboration with US defense technology company Mistral is worth $50 million.

19 August 2026

ZIM reports solid results as sale remains on hold

ZIM reported net profit of $64 million in the second quarter, up from $24 million in the corresponding quarter of 2025, and a net loss of $86 million in the preceding quarter.

Electra wins Road 5 fast lane tender

The project includes fast lanes in each direction between the Kesem and Glilot Mizrach interchanges and a Park and Ride facility.

Bank of Israel Governor sees inflation rising

Amir Yaron hinted that there will be no rate cut next month in an interview with Bloomberg TV by insisting that inflation will rise.

19/08/2026 12:59 Economy Globes correspondent
Munich Re buys Israeli insurtech co At-Bay for $575m

At-Bay operates an insurtech cybersecurity development center in Israel and markets cybersecurity and data security insurance products in the US.

19/08/2026 11:46 Financial services Assaf Gilead

18 August 2026

Jerusalem light rail Green Line to launch Friday

There will be 12 new stations as well as the existing Turim Station where the Green Line will connect with the existing Red Line.

Israel’s fast rising average wage is misleading

The average wage has risen 7% over the past year but lower participation of young people in the workforce is pushing up the average, some experts say.

18/08/2026 18:31 Economy Asaf Zagrizak
Authorities to clamp down on dubious disabled parking permits

There has been a jump of 322% in a decade in the number of permits issued, while the rate of those eligible for general disability allowances has increased by only 46%.

Ondas buys Aran’s defense activities for NIS 100m

Two weeks after appointing former Mossad boss David Barnea as chairman, Ondas is continuing its spending spree in Israel.

Israel’s elderly employment rate among OECD’s highest

According to data from the Shoresh Institute, about 28% of men and about 15% of women over the age of 65 continue to work.

18/08/2026 09:35 Employment Idan Eretz
SoftBank rewards Yossi Cohen with enhanced role

The former Mossad chief has become a strategic advisor in the Japanese investment giant, bringing him closer to founder and CEO Masayoshi Son.

18/08/2026 08:41 Start ups Assaf Gilead

17 August 2026

Castro teams with Renuar on Anta Israel franchise

Castro will hold 51% of the subsidiary that will operate Anta Israel, Renuar will hold 39%, and Israel Chen will hold 10% and be appointed CEO.

17/08/2026 17:43 Retailing Nevo Shafir
US tourists slowly returning to Israel

“The Wall Street Journal” has reported the sluggish recovery in an article entitled “A trickle of Americans is returning to Israel.”

17/08/2026 16:50 Tourism Liem Rizman
Shekel shakes off recent weakness against dollar

The Israeli currency has strengthened by 2.5% against the US dollar over the past month.

17/08/2026 15:55 Market Boaz Bin-Nun
Home price gap widens between Tel Aviv and rest of Israel

Average home prices in Tel Aviv are far higher than even nearby affluent cities like Ramat Gan and Herzliya.

17/08/2026 14:51 Real estate Arik Mirovsky
Microsoft appoints Nati Amsterdam Israel general manager

Amsterdam was country director of Nvidia Israel for a decade. The role at Microsoft will be a challenging one.

17/08/2026 13:54 IT Assaf Gilead
Maytronics share price soars as FIMI mulls investment

Pool cleaning robots company Maytronics, whose share price has slumped in recent years, says it has had "initial contact only" with private equity firm FIMI.

Mizrahi Tefahot Bank posts flat second quarter profit

Annualized RoE was 16% in the quarter. The bank has declared a NIS 714 million dividend.

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