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The Israeli developed active protection system for military armored vehicles is currently installed on 16 platforms around the world.

The surprise announcement that Israel will supply jet fuel to Germany contradicts Transport Minister Patrick Schnieder’s statements that his country has sufficient kerosene.

The new tool includes a customized display of investment portfolios and advanced market analysis.

Hindustan Aeronautics (HAL) has closed a deal with Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) to convert six Boeing 767 aircraft into tanker transport aircraft, “Defense News India” reports.

Founded by former Shin Bet chief Yuval Diskin in partnership with Volkswagen, the company has developed cybersecurity for vehicles.

Despite EASA extending its advisory not to fly to Israel, the Transport Ministry had been hoping Wizz Air would gradually resume activity at Ben Gurion airport.

Even though the shareholders have already agreed the sale to Hapag-Lloyd and FIMI, the unexpected higher bid has pushed up the Israeli shipping company’s share price.

Calls grow for the Bank of Israel to intervene as the unstoppable shekel continues to appreciate.

A source close to the deal has told “Globes” that investors include US billionaire Bill Ackman and former Google chairman Eric Schmidt.

As the value of their financial portfolios rises, Israelis are adopting new investment habits.

Russian-Israeli oligarch Valery Kogan has cut the asking price for his mansion in Caesarea from $260 million to $210 million.

Over 20 initial public offerings will move ahead in May, mainly from the real estate sector, but also from companies in the defense, food, pharmaceutical, and other industries.

The new Israeli startup of ironSource founders Tomer Bar-Zeev and Omer Kaplan, only emerged from stealth in March with $58 million in funding, which it has now more than doubled.

The company, formerly Elad Canada, seeks to raise NIS 300 million at a NIS 1.5 billion valuation.

Cisco SVP Peter Bailey: The addition of Astrix Security brings deep capability to discover and secure every AI agent and non-human identity.

“Globes” reveals details of the deal, which would see Volkswagen’s Osnabruck factory converted to produce components for Iron Dome.

Yaron Elad and Elik Etzion today launched AlphaDrive Ventures, which will focus on investments in cybersecurity and AI.

Abu is leaving after 15 years to take advantage of the opportunities in the regional and global market.

The fund will invest in deep tech, with an emphasis on Israeli companies or companies with Israeli entrepreneurs with specializations in areas like defense tech, biotech, quantum computing, energy and infrastructure for AI.

This comes less than six months after the Israeli private equity fund led Sugat’s IPO at a company valuation of NIS 1.2 billion, after money.

Israel's financial institutions have been reducing their foreign currency exposure and selling huge quantities of dollars.

BridgeWise will provide investors worldwide with access to its SentimentWise service - a monthly analysis based on billions of conversations held by hundreds of thousands of users on X.

The field will cover 3,000 dunams near Dimona and produce electricity with a capacity of 265 megawatts, at the lowest price ever in Israel: NIS 0.06.5 per kWh.

Among the group's assets is the Japanika restaurant chain, which operates over 40 branches across the country.

In the first four months of 2026, Israeli startups have raised $4.4 billion.

A selection of recent real estate deals in Israel including in Tel Aviv, Netanya, Petah Tikva, Ness Ziona, Rekhasim, and Ashkelon.

The share price reflects a market cap of $11.90 billion, making it only the sixth most valuable Israeli company on Wall Street, after it was the most valuable company for a sustained period.

Turpaz has bought New Jersey-based Phoenix Flavors and Fragrances for $95 million.

The Israel Air Force will buy a fourth squadron of Lockheed Martin F35 planes and a second squadron of F15IA planes from Boeing.

Dr. Henry and Dr. Susan Samueli have given $50 million to the Samueli Integrative Cancer Pioneering Institute at the hospital, following their initial $25 million donation to found the institute.
in the photo: Dr. Henry Samueli, Dr. Susan Samueli, Clalit Health Fund CEO Dr. Eitan Wertheim, and Prof. Gal Markel  credit: Koby Kuankas

Keystone is expected to replace More Investment House in the consortium with Delek Israel and Leumi Partners.

The companies will investigate setting up an R&D center and pilot facility for testing nuclear fusion systems for essential water and wastewater infrastructure.

The Group, which includes Lufthansa, Swiss, Austrian Airlines, Brussels Airlines and EuroWings leaves open the possibility of a partial return in early June, if security developments allow.

The Israeli cybersecurity company has reported its first quarter 2026 results with lower revenue than the analysts forecasts but higher net profit than both the analysts forecasts and its own guidance.

The acquisition of the Israeli mobile gaming studio has been so successful that earnout payments are threatening Playtika’s financial stability.

YBOX Real Estate has announced the sale of a 550 square meter penthouse in the Gat Rimon project to a new immigrant from France.

After Isracard hijacked El Al’s FlyCard from ICC-CAL, rivals are eager to team with the Hungarian low-cost carrier on a loyalty club credit card.

The Tesla CEO will arrive in Israel and participate in the Smart Mobility Summit 2026, which will be held on May 18 at Expo Tel Aviv.

The Israeli company analyzes more than 60 million patient cases annually in nearly 2,000 hospitals.

Measures to curtail bonuses and downsize at Bank Hapoalim, Discount Bank and First International are meeting resistance.

The Israeli pharmaceutical company has also announced first quarter results, which beat the analysts’ predictions.

Previous expectations had been for a much sharper rise at the start of May as the price of oil on world markets has continued to climb over the past month.

Tamar Levy Boneh says Israel must choose between debt, standard of living and security.

An Aaron Institute study finds that an average basket of products and services now costs 21% more in Israel than in countries such as Austria, the Netherlands and Sweden.