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02 September 2025

Elbit Systems credit: Elbit Systems UK gov't under pressure over Elbit £2b training deal - report

"Ministers are under pressure not to award a contract to a consortium that includes defence company Elbit Systems UK, whose Israeli parent boasts that its products are “battle tested”, "The Financial Times" reports.

02/09/2025 15:43 Aerospace & defense Yuval Pesso
Tamar rig credit: PR IEC gas deal with Tamar on point of breakdown

The MOU signed only a month ago on an NIS 8 billion deal may be cancelled, and IEC is looking to Leviathan as a possible alternative.

02/09/2025 13:21 Economy Idan Eretz
Venture capital investment returns credit: Shutterstock Glilot Capital sees handsome returns on startup investments

The Israeli venture capital fund's data, which are not publicly available, has been presented to investors for the first time, and is correct as of June 2025.

02/09/2025 13:06 Start ups Assaf Gilead
El Al  credit: Ido Wachtel El Al can pay dividend, but far from paying tax

El Al shareholders, particularly Kenny Rozenberg, will shortly start to benefit from the airline's current profits, but past losses are still keeping the taxman away.

02/09/2025 11:15 Tourism Netanel Ariel

01 September 2025

Canadian engineering consultants WSP leaving Israel

Sources tell "Globes" that WSP, which is supporting the Metro project, is bowing to anti-Israel political pressure, raising concerns about the participation of international giants in Israeli projects.

SCD wins $115m Defense Ministry infrared sensor deal

The expansion of the manufacturing infrastructure in Israel, which is being led by the Ministry of Defense Directorate for R&D (DDRD) (MAFAT), will allow production of infrared solutions for advanced applications.

Germany blocks EU sanctions against Israel

European countries are divided on whether to impose sanctions on Israel over the war in Gaza, and the split within the EU is preventing any action.

01/09/2025 15:54 Politics Assaf Uni
IAI converts Boeing 777 from passenger to cargo plane

Israel Aerospace Industries has become the first company to be certified by the US Federal Aviation Authority for the conversion, allowing aging Boeing 777's to carry 100 tons of cargo.

Israeli startups raised $400m in August

Israeli privately-held tech companies have raised $6.2 billion in the first eight months of 2025.

01/09/2025 13:49 Start ups Globes correspondent
Houthis claim attack on Idan Ofer owned vessel

The Houthi rebels in Yemen said they fired a missile at the Scarlet Ray, off the Saudi Arabian port of Yanbu.

01/09/2025 12:28 Politics Dean Shmuel Elmas
Jerusalem light rail resumes full service ahead of schedule

The central section of the Red line was closed in May so that it could be connected to the Green Line, which opens next year.

BoI wants banks to operate fraud helpdesks 24/7

The Banking Supervision Department's draft directive comes against a background of rising financial fraud on the Internet.

31 August 2025

New home sales down 28% in first half of 2025

While new home sales fell sharply the second hand market only saw sales fall 0.5%, "Globes" finds.

31/08/2025 17:18 Real estate Arik Mirovsky
Egypt to invest $400m in Israel gas pipeline

Egypt will invest in a pipeline to link up with the pipeline Israel is building to Nitzana, Saudi newspaper Asharq Business reports, after the huge $35 billion deal with Leviathan partners.

31/08/2025 15:24 Energy Idan Eretz
Gasoline prices in Israel to rise Sunday night

The maximum price of government price controlled 95 octane gasoline at self-service pumps in Israel will rise on Sunday at midnight September 1, 2025, by NIS 0.09 per liter to NIS 7.16 per liter.

31/08/2025 14:51 Energy Idan Eretz
Apartments sold and rented

A selection of recent real estate deals in Israel in Ashdod, Kadima-Tzoren, Haifa, Nesher, Beersheva and Eilat.

31/08/2025 14:19 Real estate Nir Weiss-Vadraru
Rami Levy plans IPO for real estate business

Levy seeks to raise NIS 900 million, of which NIS 670 million will go to him as a dividend and loan repayments.

31/08/2025 14:03 Real estate Eitan Gerstenfeld
Dream Security raises $45m in secondary financing

The financing for the cybersecurity company was completed at a company valuation of $1.3 billion, up from $1.1 billion in the company's most recent financing round in February 2025.

31/08/2025 13:10 Start ups Assaf Gilead
Teachers represent 6.5% of Israel's workforce

A Finance Ministry report points to a steep rise in teacher numbers in the past decade, alongside concerns about their quality.

31/08/2025 12:15 Economy Idan Eretz

29 August 2025

UK bars Israeli gov't officials from DSEI defense exhibition

Israel's Ministry of defense has canceled plans to set up a national pavilion at the event but will support defense companies still wanting to exhibit.

28 August 2025

Discount group's credit growth comes with higher risk

More than half the considerable growth in Discount Bank's commercial credit portfolio in the second quarter came from the real estate sector.

TIME lists Amnon Shashua in 100 most influential people in AI

The Mobileye founder and CEO is listed alongside such tech luminaries as Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, Jensen Huang, Andy Jassy and Masayoshi Son in the leaders section.

28/08/2025 15:59 IT Assaf Gilead
Morocco completes trial of Israeli Extra guided missile

The Extra rocket hit the target at its maximum range of 150 kilometers during an exercise, Moroccan news agency MWN reports.

eToro plunges as initial gains evaporate

The Israeli online trading platform's share price has fallen over 40% in the past three weeks.

Elbit Systems developing airborne laser defense system

Using miniaturization capabilities, the Israeli defense electronics company is aiming to use an airborne laser as an installation on fighter jets such as the F-15 and F-35.

Iran war cuts deep into El Al's profit

The Israeli airline's profit plunged 55% in the second quarter.

28/08/2025 10:14 Tourism Netanel Ariel
Nvidia narrows Israel campus locations to three options

The US chip giant will decide in September on the location of its huge campus in Israel.

27 August 2025

Leumi cuts prime lending rate

The bank is reducing the prime lending rate by 0.25% for customers with loans and mortgages.

Delta Airlines resumes Israel flights

The US carrier will operate seven weekly flights on the Tel Aviv - New York JFK route from September 1.

27/08/2025 17:12 Tourism Stav Livne
Cybersecurity co Axonius appoints president ahead of IPO

Joe Diamond will lead the company's international go-to-market efforts, which unify sales, customer management and marketing.

27/08/2025 16:02 IT Galit Hatan
Carrefour Israel swings to profit despite debt

Carrefour has 148 branches in Israel after selling five branches since the start of the year.

27/08/2025 15:16 Retailing Hezi Sternlicht
Carasso CEO: They said you're crazy to take the job

Itzik Weitz became CEO of Carasso Motors amid disputes in the controlling Carasso family. It has been worth NIS 284 million.

Israel Canada: Average price of Sde Dov homes NIS 11m

The company's results reveal that apartment prices in Sde Dov rose 23% between the first and second quarters.

27/08/2025 13:09 Real estate Hezi Sternlicht
Microsoft president: IDF use of Azure "needs to be tested"

Microsoft president Brad Smith was responding after anti-Israel protesters occupied his office and were removed by police.

26 August 2025

Wizz Air wants to operate Israel hub from April 2026

In emergency situations, Wizz Air says it will continue Israel operations as long as El Al is still flying.

26/08/2025 21:07 Tourism Asaf Zagrizak
Iran operation pushes Israir to Q2 loss

Despite increasing its fleet of aircraft from seven to twelve and increasing revenue 54%, Israir reported a net loss of $10.4 million, compared with a net profit in the corresponding quarter of 2024.

26/08/2025 17:52 Tourism Eitan Gerstenfeld
Okta acquires Israeli company Axiom Security

Tel Aviv-based Axiom simplifies and secures workforce access to modern infrastructure, through seamless, secure-by-default access workflows across the entire lifecycle.

KLM to resume Israel flights next month

The Dutch airline will operate seven weekly flights on a Boeing 737-900 between Tel Aviv and Amsterdam starting September 28.

26/08/2025 14:56 Tourism Stav Livne
Rafael wins €358m German targeting pods deal

The Israeli defense electronics company announced today that it is selling 90 Litening 5 targeting pods to the German Air Force.

26/08/2025 14:18 Aerospace & defense Assaf Uni
Airfares for Israel's holidays are sky high

Despite the return to Israel of many foreign companies, the very high demand during the Tishrei holiday season is pushing up airfares to incredibly expensive levels, even for nearby destinations.

26/08/2025 12:56 Tourism Stav Livne
Protesters calling for release of hostages again block roads

The Hostages and Missing Families Forum condemned the government's ignoring of Hamas's positive response to the
latest ceasefire proposal. Government sources: Hamas's response is a trick.

26/08/2025 12:36 Politics Globes correspondent
Norwegian wealth fund disinvests from Israeli banks

The fund's Council on Ethics states that the banks support settlement activity in the West Bank. The fund has also disinvested from US construction equipment company Caterpillar.

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