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06 October 2026

NextVision camera mounted on drone credit: NextVision Profit taking? Analysts try to explain Fidelity's NextVision sale

Oppenheimer & Co. analyst Omri Efroni: The fall in defense stocks is a global trend, but it's stronger in Israel.

Next Vision chairperson Chen Golan credit: Rami Zarnegar NextVision plummets after Fidelity share sale

NextVision chairperson Chen Golan: There is no change in our business. Market source: The sale was technical.

05 October 2026

Navitas falls as contractors withdraw from Sea Lion project

The Argentinian government has threatened sanctions against anyone associated with the project near the disputed Falkland Islands in the South Atlantic.

05/10/2026 15:59 Energy Hezi Sternlicht
Sara Kandler named Israel Securities Authority CEO

Kandler, who currently heads the Authority's audit and enforcement department, replaces Oded Spirer, who is stepping down after seven years.

05/10/2026 15:19 Market Globes correspondent
Medical device co Filterlex files for liquidation

Dr. Shimon Eckhouse is chairperson of the company, which developed a device to protect against embolisms during heart procedures.

05/10/2026 14:59 Healthcare Jennifer Sillon
Tel Aviv 35 beckons for El Al

El Al could be promoted to the flagship index for the first time in its history, with investors convinced that it can only gain from the flydubai near disaster.

05/10/2026 11:10 Tourism Netanel Ariel

04 October 2026

flydubai passengers could receive $210,000 each

"Globes" examines how passengers on flight FZ 1073 can sue, what they have to prove, and whether they can claim for psychological harm.

04/10/2026 17:34 Tourism Jennifer Sillon
Qtrex Quantum jumps 40%

The company is entering into an agreement with “one of the quantum computing industry’s leading companies,” and says further agreements are on the way.

04/10/2026 13:33 IT Shiri Habib-Valdhorn

01 October 2026

Nebius acquires 10-month old Israeli startup Inferize

The AI infrastructure company will pay $100-130 million for Inferize, which shortens the time needed to launch and scale large AI models.

Israeli startups raised $2.5b in September

Despite the holidays, privately held technology companies raised huge amounts last month.

01/10/2026 15:05 Start ups Globes correspondent
Israeli airlines plan airlift for Israelis stranded in Dubai

El Al, Israir and Arkia have scheduled flights for Friday if the Shin Bet grants security clearance.

01/10/2026 14:11 Tourism Alon Pearl
Court appoints receiver for OpenWeb

The Tel Aviv District Court has agreed to the request in light of a $20 million debt to Liquidity Group.

01/10/2026 11:27 Start ups Meytal Vaizberg
Treasury approves another gasoline excise cut

Minister of Finance Bezalel Smotrich plans to cut the maximum price of government price controlled 95 octane gasoline at self-service pumps by NIS 0.50 per liter.

01/10/2026 10:41 Energy Asaf Zagrizak

30 September 2026

Israeli airlines to resume Dubai flights after six month hiatus

El Al, Arkia and Israir will restart the Tel Aviv - Dubai route, after the UAE finally agreed to Israel’s security demands.

30/09/2026 21:00 Tourism Alon Pearl
OpenAI appoints first Israel sales hire

Motti Hadas, former Matrix VP and senior sales executive at Google and MongoDB will set up OpenAI’s service and sales activities for the Israel tech market.

30/09/2026 18:46 IT Assaf Gilead
Israeli passengers helped overpower flydubai copilot

Tzvika Manes, CEO of Bank Leumi's underwriting arm Barak Leumi, was one of the Israelis who subdued the copilot, who it is suspected was planning a major terror attack.

30/09/2026 16:28 Tourism Hezi Sternlicht
Smart Shooter wins $150m US drone interception deal

The contract was awarded for a special US defense task force set up last year to combat drones, with the company serving as the sole supplier of SMASH drone-interception systems.

UK threatens far more severe sanctions on Israel

Foreign secretary Ed Miliband speaks of sanctions on any entity providing services for expansion of settlements beyond the Green Line, which could be a huge problem for Israel's banks.

flydubai emergency hits airline highly popular with Israelis

flydubai operates ten flights daily between Dubai and Tel Aviv, which has become a gateway for Israelis to Asia and beyond.

30/09/2026 12:27 Tourism Assaf Uni, Berlin
Ramat Gan seeks to transform Diamond Exchange site

The building plan for the area combines office, commercial, and residential space, and is designed to make it more inviting after work hours.

30/09/2026 11:15 Real estate Yuval Nisani
Cato Networks completes $100m secondary offering

The Israeli cybersecurity company’s employees and early investors have been able to sell some of their shares without waiting for an IPO or sale, “Globes” has learned.

30/09/2026 06:44 IT Meytal Vaizberg

29 September 2026

Data centers construction will resume under strict conditions

Large guarantees and rigorous scrutiny by the new Israel AI National Directorate will be the main conditions for building permits for new data centers, “Globes” reveals.

29/09/2026 20:41 IT Assaf Gilead
Israeli fintech co Capitolis buys eSecLending for $200m

The acquisition from Parthenon Capital, which will also invest in Capitolis, will add securities lending to the company’s platform.

Israeli AI agent security co Reco raises $50m

Reco’s platform is built on the Reco Graph, which maps the relationships among agents, identities, applications, permissions, data and workflows.

29/09/2026 16:00 Start ups Globes correspondent
UK expands Israel arms embargo - report

In addition to the 30 export licenses for weapon systems previously frozen, some 50 more licenses have been added to the list in recent months, “The Jewish Chronicle” reports.

29/09/2026 15:42 Politics Assaf Uni
Former Gaza hostage Noa Argamani joins Vine Ventures VC

“I want to be surrounded by people who dream big,” she told “Business Insider” magazine.

29/09/2026 14:55 Start ups Assaf Gilead
Gasoline prices to rise sharply to record Wednesday night

Despite the NIS 0.50 cut in excise on gasoline earlier this month, the price will reach an all-time high on October 1.

29/09/2026 12:53 Energy Alon Pearl
Israel's tallest building (for now) about to be occupied

The Beyond tower in Givatayim is 355 meters high and has 78 floors. Marketing it, however, is proving a little challenging.

29/09/2026 11:17 Real estate Maya Levin

28 September 2026

Treasury opposes ZIM deal

Israel’s Finance Ministry feels the deal with Hapag-Lloyd and FIMI does not safeguard Israel’s national and security needs.

Paragon founder set to launch new cyber startup

Top venture capital funds are prepared to invest in the new company at a valuation of hundreds of millions of dollars.

28/09/2026 19:08 Start ups Assaf Gilead
Israeli experts uncover AI scam as tech giants deny liability

Search engines and chatbots such as ChatGPT, Gemini, and Google AI direct unsuspecting consumers to spook call centers of airlines, travel platforms and banks.

28/09/2026 17:57 IT Globes correspondent
Israel expels Dutch diplomats, issues travel warning

The actions are in response to stringent Dutch sanctions making imports from Jewish settlements over the Green Line a criminal offense.

28/09/2026 16:46 Politics Assaf Uni
Air India to resume Israel flights in December

The airline will operate five weekly flights between Delhi and Tel Aviv but it remains to be seen whether services will actually be resumed.

28/09/2026 16:17 Tourism Alon Pearl
Valley National buys Israeli fintech co Bluevine for $340m

The company has developed a digital banking platform for small businesses across the US.

Cyberattack co Paragon agrees SPAC merger at $1.25b valuation

Founded by former Israeli prime minister Ehud Barak and IDF intelligence veterans, Paragon was sold two years ago to a US private equity firm for $900 million.

28/09/2026 14:45 IT Assaf Gilead
Shekel at 2-month weakest against US dollar

Interest rate differentials, rising bond yields, Middle East tensions, and the global strengthening of the dollar are weakening the Israeli currency.

28/09/2026 14:12 Market Boaz Bin-Nun
Finance C'ttee deadlock endangers Israel's status as R&D hub

Regulations required under the OECD's global tax regime for multinationals are being delayed by political wrangling.

28/09/2026 14:04 Economy Nevo Trabelsy
Nadav Balila buys land for data center at Alon Tavor

Together with Doral Energy and Ampa, Balila's logistics company  plans a 50-megawatt data center on a site well served by energy infrastructure.

Aluma fund buys OPC Energy unit for NIS 272m

OPC Mevuzarot sets up power and cogeneration installations at customers' sites.

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