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Fiscal deficit narrows ahead of war

Israel’s fiscal deficit narrowed to 4.7% of GDP in the 12 months to the end of February 2026 or NIS…

ZIM sharply hikes container rates

Zim Integrated Shipping Services (NYSE: ZIM) has followed other shipping companies that have hiked freight rates on routes to Israel.…

Outbound flights resume from Ben Gurion airport

As part of the outbound flight resumption plan, starting today (Sunday), Israelis will be allowed to leave Israel on the…

Smotrich puts finishing touches on war unpaid leave scheme

One week after the start of the war with Iran, Minister of Finance Bezalel Smotrich has decided that as part…

Israeli Rampage and Ice Breaker missiles wreak havoc in Iran

The current operation in Iran constitutes a fiercely impressive display of the Israel Air Force's capabilities, on a scale that…

Nir Zuk’s cybersecurity co Cylake launches with $45m

Israeli cybersecurity company Cylake today announced its launch, emerging from stealth with a $45 million seed round led by Greylock…

ironSource founders raise $58m for AI eCommerce co ZyG

After more than a year in stealth, ZyG, the new startup of ironSource founders Tomer Ben-Zeev and Omer Kaplan, ands…

More leaving than entering through Israel's land borders

Since the start of the operation in Iran on Saturday morning and the closure of Israel’s airspace, thousands of Israelis…

AppsFlyer acquisition stalls amid AI concerns

The hoped for exit that the investors of Israeli mobile marketing analytics company AppsFlyer were anticipating, including Magma VC, Pitango…

Rescue flights begin landing at Ben Gurion airport

The first two rescue flights landed at Ben Gurion airport this morning - an El Al flight from Athens and…