Politics

The latest measures have been taken two years after the sweeping ban that applied to Israeli companies from participating in Eurosatory in 2024.

Victory Supermarket Chain revealed that NIS 99 million of its first quarter sales were to the Gaza Strip. The sales were under an official arrangement in force since September 2025.

Former National Security Council chief Meir Ben-Shabbat says the US-Iran agreement will reinforce the Iranian regime, grant resources for reconstruction, will not halt the nuclear program, and will help Hezbollah.

"The urgent re-opening of the Strait of Hormuz with unconditional and unrestricted freedom of navigation is essential” a joint statement by European leaders says.

According to the polls, the coalition will be unable to form a new government but so would the opposition, without including Arab parties.

As the daycare bill passes through the Knesset, the Ministry of Finance budget division has presented serious objections to its ramifications.

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

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

EU ambassador to Israel Michael Mann justifies sanctions on human rights violators, but admits that Europeans underestimate the trauma of October 7.

A new law to be enacted by Turkey next month could thwart the huge underwater power cable project by annexing economic waters claimed by Greece.

Over 35% of Druze on the Golan Heights now hold Israeli citizenship, with the majority under the age of 30.

All the coalition parties support the bill with the election date to be set during Knesset committee discussions.

Treasury officials and the Bank of Israel have fiercely criticized the plan to compensate borrowers for the rise in interest rates, but Minister of Finance Bezalel Smotrich has been silent so far.

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

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.

The merger between Naftali Bennett and Yair Lapid's parties has not swayed voters, according to the average poll results since it was announced,

Gadi Eisenkot has welcomed the merger but has not said whether he will join forces with Bennett and Lapid.

The ruling instructs government bodies to withdraw financial benefits including subsidies for daycare centers, discounts on public transport, discounts on municipal taxes, and discounts on the purchase of apartments.

A petition calling for suspension of Israel's Association Agreement with the EU, its largest trading partner, has gathered over a million signatures, forcing EU institutions to consider it.

The new route will be announced during Argentinean President Javier Milei’s visit to Israel over the next few days.

Italy is protesting Israeli actions in Lebanon that have allegedly damaged Italian property and threatened Italian soldiers in the UNIFIL force.

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

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

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.

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

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.

As the war enters its fourth day, Israelis stay close to home and shelters amid subdued Purim celebrations.

Nine people have been killed and 51 injured as a missile hits a bomb shelter and houses.

Israel has come under bombardment from Iranian missiles, most of which have been intercepted but a 40 year-old woman was killed, when a building was hit in Tel Aviv.

Iran has been retaliating with missiles targeting Israel and six Arab countries.