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31 March 2026

Kinneret credit: Shai Mizrachi, Kinneret Cities Assn. Kinneret ends March above bottom red line

The heavy rains over the past week have boosted the lake.

31/03/2026 18:22 Water Globes correspondent
Cyabra founders credit: PR Cyabra tumbles following Nasdaq debut

The Israeli company monitors online discourse to combat fake news and has developed an AI-based system to detect risks and malicious activity on social media networks.

31/03/2026 17:50 IT Shiri Habib-Valdhorn
Ron de Jesus credit: Fred Courtois Mine appoints senior privacy executive

Ron de Jesus has been appointed Chief Trust Officer and Head of Privacy Strategy by the Israeli startup.

31/03/2026 16:58 Start ups Globes correspondent
Linx top executives credit: Monika Normand Identity governance co Linx Security raises $50m

Linx recently launched Linx Autopilot, an autonomous AI agent designed to fundamentally change how identity governance is managed.

31/03/2026 16:00 Start ups Globes correspondent
El Al credit: Ido Wachtel El Al demands changes to passenger compensation law

Such adjustments to the law would include cancellation of entitlement to financial compensation, adjustments to entitlement to accommodation, and adjustments to providing passengers with an alternative flight.

31/03/2026 14:51 Tourism Stav Livne
Governor of the Bank of Israel Amir Yaron credit: Yossi Cohen BoI governor signals budget could delay interest rate cuts

Talking to "Globes", governor of the Bank of Israel Amir Yaron admits he had little influence on the 2026 budget and the widening fiscal deficit.

31/03/2026 14:43 Economy Asaf Zagrizak
Gas station credit: Tali Bogdanovsky Gasoline prices to rise sharply Tuesday night

The maximum price of government price controlled 95 octane gasoline at self-service pumps in Israel will rise on Tuesday at midnight April 1, 2026, by NIS 1.08 per liter to NIS 8.05 per liter.

31/03/2026 14:22 Energy Oren Dori
Avi Simhon and Benjamin Netanyahu credit: Kobi Gidon GPO Cabinet to discuss mortgage subsidies

The measure is fiercely opposed by senior Ministry of Finance officials and the Bank of Israel.

31/03/2026 13:14 Economy Asaf Zagrizak

30 March 2026

Israeli AI code review co Qodo raises $70m

Qodo’s platform has the ability to identify subtle logic errors, cross-file inconsistencies, and architectural violations while minimizing noise for developers.

30/03/2026 16:41 Start ups Globes correspondent
Bank of Israel keeps rate unchanged, cuts growth forecast

The Bank of Israel has issued revised forecasts for GDP growth, the budget deficit and debt-to-GDP growth, based on the assumption that the war will end toward the end of April.

30/03/2026 16:17 Economy Asaf Zagrizak
Security management co Huskeys raises $8m

The Israeli startup has developed a new category of Internet security management - Edge Security Management (ESM).

30/03/2026 16:00 Start ups Globes correspondent
ScaleOps raises $130m at valuation over $800m

The Israeli startup autonomously and continuously manages and scales cloud and AI infrastructure in real time.

30/03/2026 15:30 Start ups Globes correspondent
Harel buys 19% stake in Waxman Group engineers

This is a rare investment in a company that is neither a development company nor a construction company operating in the real estate sector.

30/03/2026 14:30 Market Arik Mirovsky
Chief economist cuts growth forecast

The prolongation of the fighting has led to a more sober assessment of Operation Roaring Lion's economic conseqeunces.

30/03/2026 13:44 Economy Asaf Zagrizak
Israeli tech startups raise $3.1b in first quarter

The figure is 34% higher than in the first quarter of 2025, but companies' strategic considerations in timing of announcements mean that it does not necessarily reflect wartime resilience.

30/03/2026 11:29 Start ups Meytal Vaizberg
Treasury chief resigns after just one year

Ilan Rom's announcement came hours after the Knesset passed the 2026 budget. He is seen as candidate to head the National Security Council.

30/03/2026 09:51 Economy Asaf Zagrizak
Gov't springs surprise NIS 800m addition for haredi education

In the Knesset budget debate, confused opposition members voted in favor of the move. The NIS 699 billion 2026 budget was passed.

30/03/2026 09:11 Economy Oren Dori

29 March 2026

Investment home buyers taking record mortgages

Investors left in the market apparently see home price rises resuming, and are taking advantage of developers' special offers.

Bill Ackman invests in AI transitional care co Dimer Health

The company, which is building a new clinical infrastructure designed to close one of healthcare’s most costly and overlooked gaps, the 30 days following hospital discharge, has raised $20 million to date.

29/03/2026 19:27 Healthcare Gali Weinreb
Rafael CEO: Iron Beam becoming operational

Yoav Tourgeman says he is confident the public will be favorably impressed by the air defense laser interception system’s performance.

29/03/2026 16:19 Aerospace & defense Assaf Uni
ICC-Cal threatens legal action over Matmid-Isracard deal

Credit card company ICC-Cal has written to the CEO of El Al's Matmid frequent flyer program alleging violations of their agreement.

29/03/2026 13:36 Financial services Bar Lavi
Apartments sold and rented

A selection of recent real estate deals in Israel including in Rishon Lezion, Petah Tikva, Akko, Arad, Netivot and Dimona.

29/03/2026 13:19 Real estate Nir Weiss-Vadraru
Jordanian authorities nix Arkia Aqaba flights

The Israeli airline has transferred flights to Taba after the Jordanian authorities insisted Arkia can only use local charter companies and not European charter companies.

29/03/2026 12:39 Tourism Stav Livne

26 March 2026

Coalition postpones Knesset vote on 2026 budget

MKs will vote on the second and third readings of the 2026 Budget Law just 48 hours before the deadline for the government to approve the budget, with failure to meet the deadline meaning that the Knesset will dissolve and there will be early elections.

26/03/2026 16:31 Economy Oren Dori
Isracard hijacks El Al’s Fly Card from ICC CAL

This is a dramatic move because estimates are that Fly Card represents one third of ICC CAL’s activity.

26/03/2026 15:22 Financial services Nevo Shafir
Iran’s underground missile bases immune to attack

Iran's resilience, despite the destruction of half of its launchers and ballistic missile stockpiles, rests on fortified missile bases built deep underground.

Delta cancels Israel flights to September as restrictions continue

The Ministry of Transport has extended the restrictions allowing only one full flight to land every hour at Ben Gurion airport with the aircraft taking off on the outbound journey with only 50 passengers.

26/03/2026 10:46 Tourism Stav Livne
How safe are our safe rooms?

A former chief engineer of the Home Front Command explains why it is vital to take shelter in our safe rooms.

26/03/2026 07:32 Real estate Arik Mirovsky

25 March 2026

Eilat medical school to open this year

“Globes” interviews Eilat medical school Dean Prof. Hana Leiba about the country’s newest medical school, which is due to launch in October.

25/03/2026 18:38 Healthcare Gali Weinreb
Young reservists in no rush to find civilian jobs

An average of 30,000 Israelis served in the IDF reserves at any given time last year, cutting GDP, tightening the job market, and fueling inflation, the Bank of Israel reports.

25/03/2026 15:44 Economy Asaf Zagrizak
AI agents for regulated industries co Notch raises $30m

Notch CEO Rafael Brosh: The insurance industry is beginning to understand the full potential of agentic AI.

25/03/2026 13:00 Start ups Globes correspondent
VW in talks with Rafael to produce Iron Dome - report

Rafael is in advanced negotiations to convert a Volkswagen plant in Germany into a factory producing components for the defense system, “The Financial Times” reports.

25/03/2026 07:12 Aerospace & defense Assaf Uni

24 March 2026

Salesforce Ventures invests in Upwind at $1.6b valuation

The Israeli cybersecurity company has positioned itself as a strong rival of cloud security company Wiz, now owned by Google, making it attractive to AWS and Microsoft.

24/03/2026 17:23 Start ups Assaf Gilead
Knesset passes first reading of Unpaid Leave Law

The legislation, however, contains prominent differences between what is given to the public and private sectors.

24/03/2026 15:00 Economy Oren Dori
Israeli traffic management co NoTraffic raises $90m

NoTraffic transforms traditional traffic lights into software-defined infrastructure, effectively turning them into digital assets.

Above Security emerges from stealth with $50m funding

The Israeli company has developed a platform, which uses specialized AI investigators to continuously analyze behavior across identity, endpoint, SaaS, and AI environments.

24/03/2026 11:10 Start ups Globes correspondent
Ben Gurion airport chaos after tighter restrictions imposed

Israeli airlines must decide which destinations and passengers take priority and are shifting flights to Taba and Aqaba.

24/03/2026 10:14 Tourism Stav Livne
Foreign investors flock to TASE

TASE figures show the share of foreign investors in daily trading has jumped from 35% before the war to 41% during the war and 44% of trade on Fridays is from foreign investors.

24/03/2026 07:47 Market Netanel Ariel

23 March 2026

Israeli overseas online purchases plunge during Iran war

Shop Analytics data find that Israelis currently prefer to buy from local online sites due to canceled flights and logistical uncertainty.

23/03/2026 16:52 Retailing Galit Hatan
TASE rallies after Trump announces Iran talks

The Tel Aviv 35 Index opened trading this morning down more than 2% but these losses were wiped out after Trump’s unexpected announcement.

23/03/2026 14:52 Politics Globes correspondent
Knesset Finance C’ttee passes 2026 budget

The budget must now be approved by the plenum in its second and third readings by the end of the month, otherwise the Knesset will be automatically dissolved.

23/03/2026 11:38 Economy Asaf Zagrizak
Arkia switches flights to Aqaba and Taba

El Al has called for the opening of Ramon airport near Eilat as an alternative to Ben Gurion airport.

23/03/2026 10:41 Tourism Stav Livne
Uber Eats gears up for Israel launch

The US food delivery service is to begin Israel operations soon after the war ends.

23/03/2026 07:29 Retailing Nevo Shafir
Israel cuts passenger traffic at Ben Gurion airport

The more severe restrictions follow increased missile fire from Iran.

23/03/2026 06:57 Tourism Stav Livne
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