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08 June 2026

A Security founders credit: Omer Hacohen Israeli offensive security co A Security raises $37m

The company’s platform identifies and addresses exploit paths before they are utilized by malicious agents.

08/06/2026 18:09 Start ups Globes correspondent
PointFive founders credit: Eyal Marilus Israeli AI efficiency co PointFive raises $60m

PointFive has developed a platform that identifies root-cause waste across cloud infrastructure, data platforms, and AI workloads, then routes automated recommendations to engineers to fix the situation.

08/06/2026 17:31 Start ups Globes correspondent
Wizz Air credit: Shutterstock Wizz Air cancels Israel flights

Some foreign airlines have canceled flights to and from Israel, although at this stage there have been no aggressive longer-term cancellations.

08/06/2026 17:00 Tourism Stav Livne
Hailo CEO Orr Danon credit: Eyal Izhar Hailo lays off 50% of workforce

Delek Automotive Systems has announced it will write off most of its investment, which was worth NIS 197 million at the end of March 2026, in financially-troubled Hailo.

08/06/2026 16:33 IT Dubi Ben-Gedalyahu
Intel Haifa  credit: Shutterstock Tech giants seek gov’t relief to offset strong shekel

Representatives of Israel development centers of global tech giants say the critical ‘red line,’ in which tech workers in Israel are more expensive than in Silicon Valley, must not be reached.

Minister of Finance Bezalel Smotrich  credit: Noam Moskowitz, Knesset Spokesperson's Office Israel’s fiscal deficit continues to narrow

Israel’s fiscal deficit for the twelve months to the end of May fell to the lowest since the outbreak of the war in October 2023.

08/06/2026 13:50 Economy Asaf Zagrizak
Bab el-Mandeb Strait  credit: Shutterstock Houthis declare ban on Israeli ships in Red Sea

The Houthi rebel group in Yemen says Israeli ships and ships associated with Israel will be considered military targets.

08/06/2026 11:16 Economy Dubi Ben-Gedalyahu
Tel Aviv Stock Exchange  credit: PR TASE opens on sharp falls; Tidhar down on debut

As hostilities between Israel and Iran resumed, the main indices continued last week's slide, and debutant stock Tidhar Group received a cool welcome.

08/06/2026 10:45 Market Globes correspondent
Impression of Almadev's Galleria project in Toronto. Insert: CEO Rafael Lazer  credit: company presentation Almadev cuts valuation to complete offering

Almadev, formerly Elad Canada and now owned by Canadian company Rester Management, raised NIS 340 million after compromising on its valuation with the financial institutions.

08/06/2026 10:22 Real estate Netanel Ariel
Missile interception  credit: Shutterstock Israel and Iran exchange blows

Iran fired two salvoes of missiles at Israel overnight, while the Israel Air Force struck what it described as military targets in Iran.

08/06/2026 09:20 Politics Globes correspondent

07 June 2026

Apartments sold and rented

A selection of recent real estate deals in Israel including in Herzliya, Modi’in, Hadera, Afula, Mazkeret Batya and Gedera.

07/06/2026 14:27 Real estate Nir Weiss-Vadraru
Bank of Israel buys foreign currency to weaken shekel

The Bank of Israel ended May with record foreign exchange reserves after intervening to purchase foreign currency.

07/06/2026 13:11 Market Asaf Zagrizak
LivePerson to delist from TASE

At its peak the SaaS digital messaging and chat company had a market cap of $4.7 billion but today its market cap is just $26 million.

07/06/2026 12:41 IT Shiri Habib-Valdhorn
Bank Hapoalim locks dollar exchange rate for summer

For customers making US dollar purchases or withdrawals, the bank will keep the rate at NIS 2.89/$ even if it rises higher on the market.

Simad Holdings files for bankruptcy in US

The move comes after the owners, brothers Michael and David Shabsels, were reported to have emptied the company of its cash.

04 June 2026

Israeli retail chains line up to sell cars

The initial success of the Osher Ad supermarket chain with Kia has prompted other retailers to try to follow suit.

04/06/2026 21:06 Retailing Dubi Ben-Gedalyahu
Barkat brothers put Meitav up for sale

JP Morgan has been asked to find a buyer for the Israeli investment house. Meitav founder Zvi Stepak: The Stepak family has no intention of selling its shares.

Layoffs of low-paid workers skew average pay higher

The average wage in April was 4% higher than in April 2025, though  lower than in March.

04/06/2026 17:00 Economy Idan Eretz
Israeli digital insurer Honeycomb raises $40m

The real estate insurer, which operates in 22 US states, specializes in apartment buildings and condo associations.

Election economics? Netanyahu wants to cut VAT

Ministry of Finance officials oppose the initiative, which would cost the state an estimated NIS 6-7 billion annually in revenues.

04/06/2026 14:16 Economy Oren Dori
Marvell unveils optical communications chip developed in Israel

The processor is capable of transferring huge volumes of data at record speed in data centers designed for AI technologies.

04/06/2026 11:30 IT Assaf Gilead
Robel Innovation launches counter drone system

The Israeli company has developed a system callec Black Raven based on AI and multi-sensor data fusion, developed to provide a response to the threat of assault drones.

IAI, Rafael withhold gov’t dividend to cover Defense Ministry debt

The Ministry of Defense debts to Israeli defense manufacturers recently exceeded the NIS 10 billion threshold, “Globes” has learned.

03 June 2026

Alpha Tau teams with Tolmar on lucrative prostate cancer deal

The company’s share price opened 22% higher today on Wall Street, giving a market cap of $984.5 million.

03/06/2026 17:45 Healthcare Gali Weinreb
Israeli observability co Coralogix raises $200m

Trusted by more than 5,000 customers worldwide, like IBM, Tradeweb, and JFrog, Coralogix’s platform processes petabytes of production data daily.

03/06/2026 16:00 Start ups Globes correspondent
US, Indian companies bid for Metro tenders

This is the first time that US companies have shown an interest in a major Israeli infrastructure project.

OECD sees just 3.3% growth in Israel this year

The organization predicts that the rebound from the war with Iran will come in 2027, with economic growth of 5.6%, and calls for "rebuilding fiscal buffers".

03/06/2026 12:19 Economy Asaf Zagrizak
30 interceptions a minute: An Israeli startup's drone solution

Omer-based Esh-Tech has developed Dronelight, a low-energy, fast reacting, portable laser interception system.

02 June 2026

SIXAI investors sue after IAI venture fails to take off

The investors have filed a lawsuit for NIS 50 million against the estate of the late Ran Poliakine, the company founder, and his partner Moshe Dan Azogui.

02/06/2026 17:43 Legal Assaf Gilead
ZutaCore raises $100m for cooling data centers

The Israeli company, based in Sderot, uses its waterless, direct-to-chip, two-phase liquid cooling for AI servers.

02/06/2026 16:03 Start ups Assaf Gilead
Arkia to launch Tel Aviv - Tokyo flights

Arkia will operate twice weekly flights from Tel Aviv to Tokyo on Sundays and Wednesdays with the return flights on Mondays and Wednesdays.

02/06/2026 15:32 Tourism Alon Pearl
Yaron hints at faster rate cuts if shekel keeps strengthening

Governor of the Bank of Israel Amir Yaron told the Eli Hurvitz Conference that the shekel's appreciation could depress inflation, justifying interest rate cuts.

02/06/2026 15:05 Economy Asaf Zagrizak
Performance intelligence co Centrical raises $39m

The Israeli company’s platform aims to transform how enterprises drive productivity and performance across frontline teams as AI reshapes work across industries.

02/06/2026 15:00 Start ups Globes correspondent
Israel’s defense exports hit new record

Despite the ongoing war and growing needs to supply the Israeli military, defense exports grew 30% last year.

While the watchdogs slept, Simad's owner took its cash

The owner of US summer camps company Simad Holdings has left those who invested NIS 620 million its bonds in doubt whether they will see their money again.

Nvidia, Google ask to pay Israel taxes in dollars as shekel gains

The tech giants seek operational stability and the move could moderate the strengthening of the shekel by dampening demand for the Israeli currency.

02/06/2026 13:04 Legal Ela Levi-Weinrib

01 June 2026

France again bans Israel from Eurosatory defense exhibition

Israel will not be allowed to set up a national pavilion at the exhibition and Israeli defense companies will be barred from presenting assault weapons.

01/06/2026 20:40 Aerospace & defense Assaf Uni
Israeli startups raised $750m in May

In the first five months of 2026, Israeli startups have raised $5.15 billion.

01/06/2026 16:13 Start ups Globes correspondent
Motorola Solutions to buy Israeli co D-Fend for $1.5b

The Ra’anana-based startup, which has developed counter-drone technology, will become the most expensive-ever acquisition of an Israeli defense company.

As shekel gains, moneychangers run out of foreign currency

As Israelis rush to buy ‘cheap’ foreign currency, many local moneychangers have no dollar and euro banknotes to sell.

Networking solutions co DriveNets scores $8.5b valuation

"Globes" has learned that DriveNets is raising $410 million in a round that makes it Israel's second most valuable privately-held company.

01/06/2026 14:01 Start ups Assaf Gilead
ZIM appoints Chen Lichtenstein CEO

The appointment comes against the background of the $4.2 billion sale of ZIM to Hapag-Lloyd and FIMI Opportunity Funds. Lichtenstein will replace Eli Glickman on July 1.

Treasury seen raising 2026 growth forecast

In a third revision, the Ministry of Finance now sees Israel's economy growing by 4% this year, although this is still well below its forecast before hostilities began with Iran and Hezbollah.

01/06/2026 11:48 Economy Oren Dori
Elron, Rafael to invest $300m in dual-use companies

The investment, over three years, will be via the companies' joint venture Rafael Development Corporation. It has yet to be approved by the Rafael board.

31 May 2026

Three Tel Aviv houses on adjacent lots sold for NIS 24.5m

The houses will likely be replaced by five to six-floor apartment buildings.

31/05/2026 16:24 Real estate Arik Mirovsky
Moshe Kahlon handed suspended sentence and fine

The former minister of finance agreed a plea bargain for securities offenses when he was chairman of non-bank finance company UnetCredit.

31/05/2026 15:00 Legal Amiram Gil
Gasoline prices to fall sharply Sunday night

The fall in price is due to the strengthening of the shekel and lower prices on international markets.

31/05/2026 12:26 Energy Globes correspondent
Apartments sold and rented

A selection of recent real estate deals in Israel including in Tel Aviv, Holon, Yehud, Ashdod, Nahariya and Beersheva.

31/05/2026 11:18 Real estate Nir Weiss-Vadraru
Elbit leases Ness Ziona building from Vitania

The 40,000 square meter building was originally planned for Benny Landa’s ill-fated printing company.

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