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Budget imposes surtax on gains from investment homes

A change contained in the 2026 state budget could mean a substantial interest in capital gains tax for sellers of…

House on Jordan Valley kibbutz fetches NIS 3.73m

A 150 square meter, five-room house on a 500 square meter lot on Kibbutz Ashdot Yaakov Meuhad in the Jordan…

Israel’s forex reserves fall from peak

Israel’s foreign exchange reserves at the end of November 2025 fell to $231.425 billion, a decline of $529 million from…

Bank of America forecasts strong Israel GDP growth

Bank of America sees strong GDP growth of 4.2% in Israel in 2026 followed by 4% in 2027. Their analysts…

easyJet to resume Israel flights in March

UK low-cost carrier easyJet has announced it will be resuming flights to Israel in March 2026. The airline says that…

Finance Minister on 2026 budget: Banks will be taxed

The Ministry of Finance’s fiscal deficit target for 2026 will be 3.6% of GDP, according to the budget proposal distributed…

Cybersecurity AI agents co 7 AI raises $130m

Cybersecurity AI agents company 7 AI today announced the completion of a $130 million Series A financing round led by…

Israel-US trade talks close to agreement

Negotiations between Israel and the US on a new trade agreement, which would reduce tariffs on Israeli exports, are in…

APM merges with Paulina Ben-Ami to expand IP practice

Amit Pollak Matalon & Co. (APM) law firm has announced a merger with Paulina Ben-Ami, which specializes in intellectual property…

Court orders ICL to pay NIS 250m for Dead Sea water

Israel’s High Court of Justice has ordered ICL (TASE: ICL: NYSE: ICL) Dead Sea Works unit to pay an estimated…