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01 October 2026

Inferize founders CEO Guy Bortnikov and CTO Lior Gorbonos credit: Omer Hacohen 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.

Dollars credit: Shutterstock 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
El Al credit: Ido Wachtel 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
OpenWeb Team 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
Gasoline prices credit: Tali Bogdanovsky 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.

27 September 2026

Car parks full at overcrowded Ben Gurion Airport

1.3 million passengers will have passed through the airport between the end of Yom Kippur and the conclusion of Sukkot, the Israel Airports Authority reports.

27/09/2026 17:39 Tourism Alon Pearl
Wages Commissioner: Some people won’t have a pension

Efraim Malkin opposes Avi Simhon’s plan to scrap compulsory pension contributions for under-40s and is concerned about erosion of National Insurance pensions.

27/09/2026 16:09 Economy Asaf Zagrizak
Apartments sold and rented

A selection of recent real estate deals in Israel in Jerusalem, Ra’anana, Or Yehuda, Kiryat Ata, Tirat Carmel and Nof Hagalil.

27/09/2026 14:33 Real estate Nir Weiss-Vadraru
Ormat wins $35m US funding

The Israeli geothermal energy company has received US Department of Energy funding for projects in Nevada and Utah.

27/09/2026 14:05 Energy Shiri Habib-Valdhorn
C'ttee ousts Ayalon Highways chair Idan David

The committee on appointments in government companies cited claims in a Channel 12 report that David falsified his resumé.

Riskified hits five-year high

The market cap of the Israeli online fraud prevention company ended last week above $1 billion for the first time in a long time.

27/09/2026 11:59 Market Shiri Habib-Valdhorn
Buyers cancelling deals yet building starts still growing in south

Deputy chief economist Galit Ban Naim points out that the cancelled purchases add to the already high stock of unsold homes.

27/09/2026 11:39 Real estate Maya Levin
Leviathan partners cancel $6.7b deal with Dalia Energy

The deal is for the long-term supply of gas to two new Dalia Energy power plants. Dalia Energy rejects the cancellation.

27/09/2026 10:45 Energy Idan Eretz

24 September 2026

Third of young Israelis trust AI more than their parents - survey

A Mastercard survey in Europe and Israel found that 32% of Israeli teenagers prefer AI purchase recommendations to those of their parents - but peer groups remain the strongest influence.

24/09/2026 19:26 Retailing Galit Hatan
Hapag-Lloyd, FIMI submit revised offer for ZIM

The new offer addresses security concerns and bolsters ZIM Israel's independence, but the price is unchanged.

Desalination plant shutdown exposes precarious reserves

The algae-induced turbidity now seems to be naturally dwindling but the crisis has exposed the precarious state of Israel’s groundwater levels and the Kinneret.

24/09/2026 15:02 Environment Idan Eretz
Island raises $400m at $6.4b valuation

The browser and data security company said that the funding will be used for its next phase of growth and innovation as enterprises scale AI agents.

24/09/2026 13:00 Start ups Globes correspondent
IDF unveils Eitan APC protected by Iron Fist

Produced by Elbit, Iron Fist is an advanced "hard-kill" active protection system designed to enhance the survivability and self-defense capabilities of armored platforms.

Petah Tikva residents have highest city services satisfaction

Rishon Lezion ranks second and Tel Aviv third in the latest Central Bureau of Statistics survey on residents’ satisfaction with municipal services.

24/09/2026 11:21 Real estate Arik Mirovsky
FIMI buys control of communications co MMDSmart

The Israeli private equity fund will pay $55 million for a 55% stake in the Israeli communications services company.

IVC - LeumiTech: Startup funding up 50% in 2026

Israeli privately-held technology companies raised $11 billion in the first nine months of 2026, 50% higher than the corresponding period last year.

24/09/2026 07:22 Start ups Globes correspondent
Central Elections C’ttee disqualifies Arab parties

The High Court of Justice is expected to overturn the decision and allow the Joint Arab List and Ra’am to participate in the October 27 elections.

24/09/2026 06:51 Politics Globes correspondent

23 September 2026

Cal sale likely to be postponed after Horesh-Harel cancel deal

Israel Discount Bank will receive NIS 135 million in compensation for its 72% stake in Cal for the cancellation and First International Bank will receive NIS 52 million for its 28% stake.

Upwind acquires Israeli AI security startup Aegis

Aegis, which was founded just nine months ago, has developed a platform that identifies the characteristics of attacks involving AI agents.

Irregular raising funds at $1.5b valuation

The Israeli AI cybersecurity lab has been at the center of hacking allegations against its customers Anthropic, Meta, OpenAI and Google.

23/09/2026 15:24 Start ups Assaf Gilead
Brookfield in talks to buy Nice’s Actimize for $2b - report

The Canadian investment giant is in talks to buy Nice’s financial risk management division, “Sky News” reports.

23/09/2026 14:23 IT Shiri Habib-Valdhorn
Product recall adds to Maytronics' woes

The financially troubled company has issued a recall notice for its Niya Aquasweep S10 pool vacuum cleaner because of fears that it could catch fire.

23/09/2026 13:38 Market Nevo Shafir
As car insurance premiums plummet, "Globes" finds out why

According to the Central Bureau of Statistics, the average price of vehicle insurance dropped by 8% in August alone.

Clal Insurance renews pursuit of investment bank Value Base

Negotiations on an acquisition at a NIS 600 million valuation are at an initial stage.

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