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12 May 2026

Bagira simulators credit: Screenshot Military simulator co Bagira plans to raise NIS 1b in TASE IPO

63% of revenue is from Israel but Bagira sees major potential in international sales of its military training simulators.

11 May 2026

Court delays Sde Dov land lottery due to contamination

The Herzliya Magistrates Court has postponed the lottery until August.

11/05/2026 20:38 Real estate Maya Levin
Tidhar IPO to be biggest on TASE in past decade

The real estate and construction company will reportedly seek to raise NIS 1.5 billion at a company valuation of NIS 7-7.5 billion, before money.

11/05/2026 18:08 Real estate Eitan Gerstenfeld
Israeli startup Frame Security raises $50m

Frame is launching an AI-driven platform designed to help organizations defend against the growing wave of AI-powered social engineering and deepfake attacks.

11/05/2026 15:00 Start ups Globes correspondent
Fiscal deficit falls to lowest since 2023

Israel’s fiscal deficit for the twelve months to the end of April amounted to 3.8% of GDP, the lowest level recorded since November 2023.

11/05/2026 14:49 Economy Oren Dori
Financial institutions in talks to buy Hot businesses

Several institutions are in talks with Hot CEO Tal Granot-Goldstein on a deal to buy the company's television activity.

Smotrich seen opposing Netanyahu's mortgage subsidy plan

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.

10 May 2026

Real estate developer Reisdor plans TASE IPO

Estimates are that Reisdor will try to raise about NIS 400 million at a company valuation of NIS 2-2.2 billion, before money.

10/05/2026 18:10 Real estate Hezi Sternlicht
JFrog jumps 24% after strong Q1 results

The Israeli software company’s share price has more than doubled since it plunged in February, amid concerns about damage to its business model from new AI products.

10/05/2026 17:06 IT Shiri Habib-Valdhorn
Bayside buys Tara Tel Aviv dairy site

Bayside will pay NIS 830 million for the land in the heart of Tel Aviv’s business district, which has building rights for 85,000 square meters of space.

10/05/2026 14:56 Real estate Hezi Sternlicht
Apartments sold and rented

A selection of recent real estate deals in Israel including in Beit Shemesh, Bat Yam, Kiryat Ono, Hadera, Zikhron Yaakov, and Kfar Vradim.

10/05/2026 14:13 Real estate Nir Weiss-Vadraru
Shekel set to continue strengthening

Analysts say that the shekel should continue gaining against the US dollar, but there are scenarios that could see the exchange rate change direction.

10/05/2026 13:10 Market Hezi Sternlicht
WhatsApp founder Jan Koum donates $200m to Shaare Zedek

The Jerusalem hospital will be renamed the Koum Shaare Zedek Medical Center.

10/05/2026 10:52 Healthcare Gali Weinreb
S&P affirms Israel credit rating

With immediate security threats receding, the agency retains its A sovereign rating with a "Stable" outlook.

10/05/2026 10:14 Economy Bar Lavi

07 May 2026

Norway to buy Rafael’s Trophy protection system

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

Germany embarrassed by jet fuel supply from Israel

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

07/05/2026 07:28 Politics Assaf Uni
Google Finance AI beta version launches in Israel

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

07/05/2026 06:52 IT Nevo Trabelsy

06 May 2026

India signs $1.1b IAI tanker aircraft deal - report

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.

Indian co KPIT to acquire Israeli startup Cymotive

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

Wizz Air Israel hub talks break down

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.

06/05/2026 17:11 Tourism Stav Livne
Sakal makes shock bid to buy ZIM

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.

Strengthening shekel nears NIS 2.90/$ threshold

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

06/05/2026 14:46 Market Asaf Zagrizak

05 May 2026

Israeli defense-tech co Kela raising $200m at $1.2b valuation

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

Israelis' wealth grows 80% in six years

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

Israel’s most expensive home up for sale

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

05/05/2026 16:45 Real estate Arik Mirovsky
TASE readying for big wave of IPOs this month

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.

05/05/2026 15:25 Market Hezi Sternlicht
AI ecommerce co ZyG raises $60m at $500m valuation

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.

05/05/2026 14:50 Start ups Assaf Gilead
Canadian real estate co Almadev plans TASE IPO

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

05/05/2026 11:55 Real estate Netanel Ariel

04 May 2026

Cisco to acquire Israeli co Astrix Security

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

Rafael close to buying VW plant

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

04/05/2026 20:49 Aerospace & defense Assaf Uni
AlphaDrive Ventures launches $100m cybersecurity VC fund

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

04/05/2026 17:56 Start ups Meytal Vaizberg
Yossi Abu steps down as NewMed Energy CEO

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

04/05/2026 16:44 Energy Idan Eretz
Surround Ventures completes first closing of second fund

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.

04/05/2026 15:13 Start ups Gali Weinreb
Fortissimo sells 35% Sugat stake for NIS 430m

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.

04/05/2026 14:04 Market Eitan Gerstenfeld
Institutions' hedging changes lie behind shekel's strength

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

04/05/2026 12:28 Economy Bar Lavi and Oren Dori
Israeli startup BridgeWise teams with Elon Musk’s X

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.

04/05/2026 07:05 Start ups Galit Hatan
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