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      <title>Apartments sold and rented</title>
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      <description>A selection of recent real estate deals in Israel including in Herzliya, Modi&amp;rsquo;in, Hadera, Afula, Mazkeret Batya and Gedera.</description>
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      <description>The Bank of Israel ended May with record foreign exchange reserves after intervening to purchase foreign currency.</description>
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      <description>At its peak the SaaS digital messaging and chat company had a market cap of $4.7 billion but today its market cap is just $26 million.</description>
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      <description>For customers making US dollar purchases or withdrawals, the bank will keep the rate at NIS 2.89/$ even if it rises higher on the market.</description>
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      <title>Simad Holdings files for bankruptcy in US</title>
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      <description>The move comes after the owners, brothers Michael and David Shabsels, were reported to have emptied the company of its cash.</description>
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      <title>Israeli retail chains line up to sell cars</title>
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      <description>The initial success of the Osher Ad supermarket chain with Kia has prompted other retailers to try to follow suit.</description>
      <author>Dubi Ben-Gedalyahu</author>
      <pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 18:06:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Barkat brothers put Meitav up for sale</title>
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      <description>JP Morgan has been asked to find a buyer for the Israeli investment house. Meitav founder Zvi Stepak: The Stepak family has no intention of selling its shares.</description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 14:21:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Layoffs of low-paid workers skew average pay higher</title>
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      <description>The average wage in April was 4% higher than in April 2025, though  lower than in March.</description>
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      <title>Israeli digital insurer Honeycomb raises $40m</title>
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      <description>The real estate insurers, which operates in 20 US states, specializes in apartment buildings and condo associations.</description>
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      <title>Election economics? Netanyahu wants to cut VAT</title>
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      <description>Ministry of Finance officials oppose the initiative, which would cost the state an estimated NIS 6-7 billion annually in revenues.</description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 11:16:26 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Marvell unveils optical communications chip developed in Israel</title>
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      <description>The processor is capable of transferring huge volumes of data at record speed in data centers designed for AI technologies.</description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 08:30:25 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Robel Innovation launches counter drone system</title>
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      <description>The Israeli company has developed a system callec Black Raven based on AI and multi-sensor data fusion, developed to provide a response to the threat of assault drones.</description>
      <author>Dean Shmuel Elmas</author>
      <pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 07:15:19 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>IAI, Rafael withhold gov’t dividend to cover Defense Ministry debt</title>
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      <description>The Ministry of Defense debts to Israeli defense manufacturers recently exceeded the NIS 10 billion threshold, &amp;ldquo;Globes&amp;rdquo; has learned.</description>
      <author>Asaf Zagrizak</author>
      <pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 04:21:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Alpha Tau teams with Tolmar on lucrative prostate cancer deal</title>
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      <description>The company&amp;rsquo;s share price opened 22% higher today on Wall Street, giving a market cap of $984.5 million.</description>
      <author>Gali Weinreb</author>
      <pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 14:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Israeli observability co Coralogix raises $200m</title>
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      <description>Trusted by more than 5,000 customers worldwide, like IBM, Tradeweb, and JFrog, Coralogix&amp;rsquo;s platform processes petabytes of production data daily.</description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Tax Authority crypto voluntary disclosure disappoints</title>
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      <description>The amount of tax collected so far has fallen well short of the NIS 2-3 billion the Tax Authority had expected.</description>
      <author>Ela Levi-Weinrib</author>
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      <title>US, Indian companies bid for Metro tenders</title>
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      <description>This is the first time that US companies have shown an interest in a major Israeli infrastructure project.</description>
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      <title>OECD sees just 3.3% growth in Israel this year</title>
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      <description>The organization predicts that the rebound from the war with Iran will come in 2027, with economic growth of 5.6%, and calls for "rebuilding fiscal buffers".</description>
      <author>Asaf Zagrizak</author>
      <pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 09:19:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>30 interceptions a minute: An Israeli startup's drone solution</title>
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      <description>Omer-based Esh-Tech has developed Dronelight, a low-energy, fast reacting, portable laser interception system.</description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 07:58:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>SIXAI investors sue after IAI venture fails to take off</title>
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      <description>The investors have filed a lawsuit for NIS 50 million against the estate of the late Ran Poliakine, the company founder, and his partner Moshe Dan Azogui.</description>
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      <title>ZutaCore raises $100m for cooling data centers</title>
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      <description>The Israeli company, based in Sderot, uses its waterless, direct-to-chip, two-phase liquid cooling for AI servers.</description>
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      <title>Arkia to launch Tel Aviv - Tokyo flights</title>
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      <description>Arkia will operate twice weekly flights from Tel Aviv to Tokyo on Sundays and Wednesdays with the return flights on Mondays and Wednesdays.</description>
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      <title>Yaron hints at faster rate cuts if shekel keeps strengthening</title>
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      <description>Governor of the Bank of Israel Amir Yaron told the Eli Hurvitz Conference that the shekel's appreciation could depress inflation, justifying interest rate cuts.</description>
      <author>Asaf Zagrizak</author>
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      <title>Performance intelligence co Centrical raises $39m</title>
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      <description>The Israeli company&amp;rsquo;s platform aims to transform how enterprises drive productivity and performance across frontline teams as AI reshapes work across industries.</description>
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      <title>Israel’s defense exports hit new record</title>
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      <description>Despite the ongoing war and growing needs to supply the Israeli military, defense exports grew 30% last year.</description>
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        <media:description>Defense industry credit: Tali Bogdanovsky, Xtend, Smartshooter, Colgo</media:description>
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      <title>While the watchdogs slept, Simad's owner took its cash</title>
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      <description>The owner of US summer camps company Simad Holdings has left those who invested NIS 620 million its bonds in doubt whether they will see their money again.</description>
      <author>Eitan Gerstenfeld and Hezi Sternlicht</author>
      <pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 10:35:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <category>Real estate</category>
      <category>Market</category>
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        <media:description>More Provident Funds chief investment officer Ori Keren, InFin CEO Yehonatan Cohen,  Israel Securities Authority chairman Seffy Zinger, Limor Beladev  credit: company website, PR, Yossi Cohen</media:description>
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      <title>Nvidia, Google ask to pay Israel taxes in dollars as shekel gains</title>
      <link>https://en.globes.co.il/en/article-1001544680#utm_source=RSS</link>
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      <description>The tech giants seek operational stability and the move could moderate the strengthening of the shekel by dampening demand for the Israeli currency.</description>
      <author>Ela Levi-Weinrib</author>
      <pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 10:04:43 GMT</pubDate>
      <enn>enn</enn>
      <category>Legal</category>
      <category>IT</category>
      <media:content url="https://res.cloudinary.com/globes/image/upload/t_800X392/v1767601668/direct/%D7%92%D7%9C%D7%A2%D7%93_%D7%A9%D7%99%D7%99%D7%A0%D7%A8_%D7%91%D7%9B%D7%99%D7%A8_%D7%91%D7%90%D7%A0%D7%91%D7%99%D7%93%D7%99%D7%94_27_oaww68.jpg" type="image/jpg" expression="full" width="800" height="392">
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      <title>France again bans Israel from Eurosatory defense exhibition</title>
      <link>https://en.globes.co.il/en/article-1001544650#utm_source=RSS</link>
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      <description>Israel will not be allowed to set up a national pavilion at the exhibition and Israeli defense companies will be barred from presenting assault weapons.</description>
      <author>Assaf Uni</author>
      <pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 17:40:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <enn>enn</enn>
      <category>Aerospace &amp; defense</category>
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        <media:description>French President Emmanuel Macron credit: Shutterstock Sasa Dzambic Photography</media:description>
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      <title>Israeli startups raised $750m in May</title>
      <link>https://en.globes.co.il/en/article-1001544575#utm_source=RSS</link>
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      <description>In the first five months of 2026, Israeli startups have raised $5.15 billion.</description>
      <author>Globes correspondent</author>
      <pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 13:13:36 GMT</pubDate>
      <enn>enn</enn>
      <category>Start ups</category>
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        <media:description>Dollars credit: Shutterstock</media:description>
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      <title>Motorola Solutions to buy Israeli co D-Fend for $1.5b</title>
      <link>https://en.globes.co.il/en/article-1001544573#utm_source=RSS</link>
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      <description>The Ra&amp;rsquo;anana-based startup, which has developed counter-drone technology, will become the most expensive-ever acquisition of an Israeli defense company.</description>
      <author>Assaf Gilead</author>
      <pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 12:29:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <enn>enn</enn>
      <category>Aerospace &amp; defense</category>
      <category>Mergers &amp; acquisitions</category>
      <category>Start ups</category>
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        <media:description>Yoram Oron  credit: Eyal Izhar</media:description>
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      <title>As shekel gains, moneychangers run out of foreign currency</title>
      <link>https://en.globes.co.il/en/article-1001544570#utm_source=RSS</link>
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      <description>As Israelis rush to buy &amp;lsquo;cheap&amp;rsquo; foreign currency, many local moneychangers have no dollar and euro banknotes to sell.</description>
      <author>Jennifer Sillon</author>
      <pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 12:04:13 GMT</pubDate>
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      <category>Financial services</category>
      <category>Market</category>
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      <title>Networking solutions co DriveNets scores $8.5b valuation</title>
      <link>https://en.globes.co.il/en/article-1001544564#utm_source=RSS</link>
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      <description>"Globes" has learned that DriveNets is raising $410 million in a round that makes it Israel's second most valuable privately-held company.</description>
      <author>Assaf Gilead</author>
      <pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 11:01:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <enn>enn</enn>
      <category>Start ups</category>
      <category>IT</category>
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        <media:description>DriveNets co-founder and CEO Ido Susan  credit: Eyal Izhar</media:description>
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      <title>ZIM appoints Chen Lichtenstein CEO</title>
      <link>https://en.globes.co.il/en/article-1001544559#utm_source=RSS</link>
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      <description>The appointment comes against the background of the $4.2 billion sale of ZIM to Hapag-Lloyd and FIMI Opportunity Funds. Lichtenstein will replace Eli Glickman on July 1.</description>
      <author>Shiri Habib-Valdhorn</author>
      <pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 10:13:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <category>Transport &amp; infrastructure</category>
      <category>Market</category>
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        <media:description>Chen Lichtenstein</media:description>
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      <title>Treasury seen raising 2026 growth forecast</title>
      <link>https://en.globes.co.il/en/article-1001544551#utm_source=RSS</link>
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      <description>In a third revision, the Ministry of Finance now sees Israel's economy growing by 4% this year, although this is still well below its forecast before hostilities began with Iran and Hezbollah.</description>
      <author>Oren Dori</author>
      <pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 08:48:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <category>Economy</category>
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        <media:description>Shmuel Abramzon, Ministry of Finance chief economist  credit: Yossi Zamir</media:description>
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      <title>Elron, Rafael to invest $300m in dual-use companies</title>
      <link>https://en.globes.co.il/en/article-1001544547#utm_source=RSS</link>
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      <description>The investment, over three years, will be via the companies' joint venture Rafael Development Corporation. It has yet to be approved by the Rafael board.</description>
      <author>Dean Shmuel Elmas</author>
      <pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 07:50:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <category>Aerospace &amp; defense</category>
      <category>Mergers &amp; acquisitions</category>
      <category>Market</category>
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        <media:description>Rafael L-SPIKE 4X loitering missile credit: Rafael spokesperson</media:description>
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      <title>Three Tel Aviv houses on adjacent lots sold for NIS 24.5m</title>
      <link>https://en.globes.co.il/en/article-1001544473#utm_source=RSS</link>
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      <description>The houses will likely be replaced by five to six-floor apartment buildings.</description>
      <author>Arik Mirovsky</author>
      <pubDate>Sun, 31 May 2026 13:24:41 GMT</pubDate>
      <enn>enn</enn>
      <category>Real estate</category>
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        <media:description>Old houses in Bar Kokhba Street credit: Rafi Delouya</media:description>
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      <title>Moshe Kahlon handed suspended sentence and fine</title>
      <link>https://en.globes.co.il/en/article-1001544460#utm_source=RSS</link>
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      <description>The former minister of finance agreed a plea bargain for securities offenses when he was chairman of non-bank finance company UnetCredit.</description>
      <author>Amiram Gil</author>
      <pubDate>Sun, 31 May 2026 12:00:51 GMT</pubDate>
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      <category>Legal</category>
      <media:content url="https://res.cloudinary.com/globes/image/upload/t_800X392/v1654539629/COT_Pic/64_otx4fx.jpg" type="image/jpg" expression="full" width="800" height="392">
        <media:description>Moshe Kahlon Credit: Rafi Kotz and Yossi Cohen</media:description>
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      <title>Gasoline prices to fall sharply Sunday night</title>
      <link>https://en.globes.co.il/en/article-1001544442#utm_source=RSS</link>
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      <description>The fall in price is due to the strengthening of the shekel and lower prices on international markets.</description>
      <author>Globes correspondent</author>
      <pubDate>Sun, 31 May 2026 09:26:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <enn>enn</enn>
      <category>Energy</category>
      <media:content url="https://res.cloudinary.com/globes/image/upload/t_800X392/v1718712142/direct/20240601_124336_tvcp7b.jpg" type="image/jpg" expression="full" width="800" height="392">
        <media:description>Gas station credit: Tali Bogdanovsky</media:description>
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      <title>Apartments sold and rented</title>
      <link>https://en.globes.co.il/en/article-1001544436#utm_source=RSS</link>
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      <description>A selection of recent real estate deals in Israel including in Tel Aviv, Holon, Yehud, Ashdod, Nahariya and Beersheva.</description>
      <author>Nir Weiss-Vadraru</author>
      <pubDate>Sun, 31 May 2026 08:18:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <category>Real estate</category>
      <media:content url="https://res.cloudinary.com/globes/image/upload/t_800X392/v1619969686/COT_Pic/shutterstock_250264204-apartments-1_mkljaf.jpg" type="image/jpg" expression="full" width="1600" height="784">
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      <title>Elbit leases Ness Ziona building from Vitania</title>
      <link>https://en.globes.co.il/en/article-1001544422#utm_source=RSS</link>
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      <description>The 40,000 square meter building was originally planned for Benny Landa&amp;rsquo;s ill-fated printing company.</description>
      <author>Arik Mirovsky</author>
      <pubDate>Sun, 31 May 2026 04:12:23 GMT</pubDate>
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      <category>Aerospace &amp; defense</category>
      <category>Real estate</category>
      <category>Market</category>
      <media:content url="https://res.cloudinary.com/globes/image/upload/t_800X392/v1780037354/direct/%D7%91%D7%A0%D7%99%D7%99%D7%9F_%D7%95%D7%99%D7%AA%D7%A0%D7%99%D7%94_%D7%9C%D7%A0%D7%93%D7%90_%D7%A0%D7%A1_%D7%A6%D7%99%D7%95%D7%A0%D7%94_%D7%A7%D7%A8%D7%93%D7%99%D7%98_%D7%93%D7%95%D7%A8%D7%95%D7%9F_%D7%A1%D7%94%D7%A8_tkp9d6.jpg" type="image/jpg" expression="full" width="800" height="392">
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      <title>Dimri family buys units in YH Dimri's Sde Dov project</title>
      <link>https://en.globes.co.il/en/article-1001544399#utm_source=RSS</link>
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      <description>YH Dimri sold just nine units in the project in the first quarter, of which four were bought by Dimri family members.</description>
      <author>Maya Levin</author>
      <pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2026 17:29:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <enn>enn</enn>
      <category>Real estate</category>
      <category>Market</category>
      <media:content url="https://res.cloudinary.com/globes/image/upload/t_800X392/v1738075964/direct/1769769_vj61ol.jpg" type="image/jpg" expression="full" width="800" height="392">
        <media:description>Yigal Dimri  credit: Cadya Levy</media:description>
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      <title>Amdocs to lay off 3,000 employees</title>
      <link>https://en.globes.co.il/en/article-1001544263#utm_source=RSS</link>
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      <description>The Israeli technology company will cut 10% of its workforce worldwide including hundreds in Israel, &amp;ldquo;Globes has learned.&amp;rdquo;</description>
      <author>Meytal Vaizberg</author>
      <pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2026 12:39:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <category>Employment</category>
      <category>IT</category>
      <category>Market</category>
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        <media:description>Amdocs credit: Micha Loubaton</media:description>
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      <title>Wix CEO blames strong shekel for layoffs</title>
      <link>https://en.globes.co.il/en/article-1001544255#utm_source=RSS</link>
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      <description>In confirming that the company is laying off 20% of employees, Avishai Abrahami wrote, &amp;ldquo;A very meaningful portion of our costs are shekel-denominated, while our revenue is largely dollar-denominated.&amp;rdquo;</description>
      <author>Meytal Vaizberg</author>
      <pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2026 11:29:55 GMT</pubDate>
      <enn>enn</enn>
      <category>Employment</category>
      <category>IT</category>
      <category>Market</category>
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      <title>Shekel appreciation continues unchecked</title>
      <link>https://en.globes.co.il/en/article-1001544235#utm_source=RSS</link>
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      <description>As the shekel continues to strengthen, &amp;ldquo;Globes&amp;rdquo; outlines five scenarios that could weaken the Israeli currency.</description>
      <author>Oren Dori</author>
      <pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2026 09:51:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <enn>enn</enn>
      <category>Market</category>
      <media:content url="https://res.cloudinary.com/globes/image/upload/t_800X392/v1636298956/direct/shutterstock_2050002542_qtgd1t.jpg" type="image/jpg" expression="full" width="1600" height="784">
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      <title>Turkey obstructs Israel-Cyprus-Greece power grid connection</title>
      <link>https://en.globes.co.il/en/article-1001544222#utm_source=RSS</link>
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      <description>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.</description>
      <author>Dean Shmuel Elmas</author>
      <pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2026 07:47:39 GMT</pubDate>
      <enn>enn</enn>
      <category>Politics</category>
      <category>Energy</category>
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      <title>Tel Aviv set to approve 5,000 new homes for city center</title>
      <link>https://en.globes.co.il/en/article-1001544193#utm_source=RSS</link>
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      <description>The Tel Aviv-Yafo Municipality has decided not to oppose the cancellation of rights restrictions by the District Committee in the building plan for the city center.</description>
      <author>Yuval Nisani</author>
      <pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2026 04:22:31 GMT</pubDate>
      <enn>enn</enn>
      <category>Real estate</category>
      <media:content url="https://res.cloudinary.com/globes/image/upload/t_800X392/v1672568949/direct/direct/shutterstock_2146570901_cdotm5.jpg" type="image/jpg" expression="full" width="800" height="392">
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      <title>Tax Authority wants army tech veterans tied to Israel</title>
      <link>https://en.globes.co.il/en/article-1001543918#utm_source=RSS</link>
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      <description>A bill, described by opponents as draconian, will if enacted require tech unit veterans to pay tax in Israel for 10 years, even if working abroad, and domicile companies they found in Israel.</description>
      <author>Ela Levi-Weinrib</author>
      <pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 17:31:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <enn>enn</enn>
      <category>Economy</category>
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      <title>Lightricks perpares for another round of layoffs</title>
      <link>https://en.globes.co.il/en/article-1001544185#utm_source=RSS</link>
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      <description>The Jerusalem-based company will make cuts as part of a broader restructuring of operations, but it is currently unclear what the final number of layoffs will be, &amp;ldquo;Globes&amp;rdquo; has learned.</description>
      <author>Meytal Vaizberg</author>
      <pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2026 15:26:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <category>IT</category>
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      <title>Israeli 3D printing co Stratasys buys MarkForged</title>
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      <description>MarkForged, which provides end-to-end Fused Filament Fabrication (FFF) solutions, had revenue of $70 million in 2025, although one of its production lines will remain owned by Nano Dimension.</description>
      <author>Shiri Habib-Valdhorn</author>
      <pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2026 13:51:48 GMT</pubDate>
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      <category>Mergers &amp; acquisitions</category>
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      <title>Leviathan production capacity exceeds expectations</title>
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      <description>The third pipeline has increased annual gas production capacity from 12 BCM to 15.8 BCM, well above the 14 BCM, which was forecast, Leviathan partners report.</description>
      <author>Idan Eretz</author>
      <pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2026 13:14:59 GMT</pubDate>
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      <category>Energy</category>
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      <title>Israeli AI defense-tech co Airis Labs raises $60m</title>
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      <description>Airis Labs turns unstructured visual data from smartphones, social media, digital forensics, security and body cameras, and drones into machine-readable intelligence.</description>
      <author>Globes correspondent</author>
      <pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2026 12:29:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <category>Aerospace &amp; defense</category>
      <category>Start ups</category>
      <category>IT</category>
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      <title>Wix CEO regrets staff heard about changes from media</title>
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      <description>Avishai Abrahami apologized that employees learned about the planned changes from the media rather than the company.</description>
      <author>Meytal Vaizberg</author>
      <pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2026 09:59:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <category>IT</category>
      <category>Market</category>
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      <title>Elbit Systems unit buys Israeli AI company</title>
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      <description>Bluewhite's solutions make off-road and defense vehicles fully autonomous.</description>
      <author>Dean Shmuel Elmas</author>
      <pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2026 08:34:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <category>Aerospace &amp; defense</category>
      <category>Mergers &amp; acquisitions</category>
      <category>Market</category>
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        <media:description>Bluewhite autonomy kit installed on a BL Advance Systems BLR MK2 Platform, credit: Elbit Systems</media:description>
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      <title>Soroka reconstruction plan comprises five new buildings</title>
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      <description>In June 2025, an Iranian missile hit the Beersheva hospital's surgical wing, causing huge damage. The new plan includes three 30-floor towers.</description>
      <author>Yuval Nisani</author>
      <pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2026 07:59:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <enn>enn</enn>
      <category>Healthcare</category>
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      <title>AI forces Israeli unicorn BigID to lay off 150</title>
      <link>https://en.globes.co.il/en/article-1001544054#utm_source=RSS</link>
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      <description>The Israeli company, which has developed an enterprise data security platform, says it is fully embracing the changes brought about by AI.</description>
      <author>Assaf Gilead</author>
      <pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 14:48:29 GMT</pubDate>
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      <category>Employment</category>
      <category>Start ups</category>
      <category>IT</category>
      <media:content url="https://res.cloudinary.com/globes/image/upload/t_800X392/v1779803520/COT_Pic/800_uoqgf2.jpg" type="image/jpg" expression="full" width="800" height="392">
        <media:description>BigID credit: Company website</media:description>
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      <title>Shekel gains sharply despite interest rate cut</title>
      <link>https://en.globes.co.il/en/article-1001544024#utm_source=RSS</link>
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      <description>Bank of Israel Governor Amir Yaron has made it clear that inflation is the main concern, leaving exporters to cope with the strengthening shekel.</description>
      <author>Eitan Gerstenfeld</author>
      <pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 14:11:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <enn>enn</enn>
      <category>Market</category>
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        <media:description>Shekel-dollar ASAP Creative</media:description>
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      <title>Duniec, Dan Real Estate mull NIS 4b merger</title>
      <link>https://en.globes.co.il/en/article-1001544021#utm_source=RSS</link>
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      <description>The two companies are in talks on a share-swap deal, and have a 45-day no-shop agreement.</description>
      <author>Yuval Nisani</author>
      <pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 14:06:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <enn>enn</enn>
      <category>Real estate</category>
      <category>Mergers &amp; acquisitions</category>
      <category>Market</category>
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        <media:description>Duniec Bros CEO Ronen Jaffa  credit: Shay Barel</media:description>
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      <title>Japan’s Olympus buys Israeli co BioProtect for $270m</title>
      <link>https://en.globes.co.il/en/article-1001543965#utm_source=RSS</link>
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      <description>The medical device company has developed an implant to protect healthy tissue from radiation damage during prostate cancer treatment.</description>
      <author>Gali Weinreb</author>
      <pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 12:06:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <enn>enn</enn>
      <category>Healthcare</category>
      <category>Mergers &amp; acquisitions</category>
      <category>Start ups</category>
      <media:content url="https://res.cloudinary.com/globes/image/upload/t_800X392/v1779788299/direct/0116_BioProtect_SLC_25_Dezember_Photography_tfuzsw.jpg" type="image/jpg" expression="full" width="800" height="392">
        <media:description>BioProtect CEO Itay Barnea credit: Dezember Photography</media:description>
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      <title>BoI governor: The strong shekel is moderating inflation</title>
      <link>https://en.globes.co.il/en/article-1001543945#utm_source=RSS</link>
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      <description>Governor of the Bank of Israel Amir Yaron explains to "Globes" what made an interest rate cut possible, amid continuing risks.</description>
      <author>Asaf Zagrizak</author>
      <pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 09:20:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <enn>enn</enn>
      <category>Economy</category>
      <category>Market</category>
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        <media:description>Amir Yaron  credit: Eyal Izhar</media:description>
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      <title>Elbit Systems jumps as orders backlog exceeds $30b</title>
      <link>https://en.globes.co.il/en/article-1001543930#utm_source=RSS</link>
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      <description>Alongside a 59% rise in quarterly profit, the defense company announced a $1.4 billion modernization contract with a European country.</description>
      <author>Globes correspondent</author>
      <pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 07:33:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <enn>enn</enn>
      <category>Aerospace &amp; defense</category>
      <category>Market</category>
      <media:content url="https://res.cloudinary.com/globes/image/upload/t_800X392/v1608190258/direct/WhatsApp_Image_2020-12-17_at_09.28.11_qmuqx8.jpg" type="image/jpg" expression="full" width="1600" height="784">
        <media:description>Bezhalel Machlis  credit: Assaf Shilo/Israel Sun</media:description>
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      <title>Bank of Israel cuts interest rate 0.25%</title>
      <link>https://en.globes.co.il/en/article-1001543856#utm_source=RSS</link>
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      <description>The Bank of Israel has cut the rate for the third time since November 2025.</description>
      <author>Asaf Zagrizak and Boaz Bin-Nun</author>
      <pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 13:11:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <enn>enn</enn>
      <category>Economy</category>
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        <media:description>Governor of the Bank of Israel Amir Yaron credit: Yossi Cohen</media:description>
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      <title>Waze still leading drivers astray in north</title>
      <link>https://en.globes.co.il/en/article-1001543855#utm_source=RSS</link>
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      <description>With aerial threats persisting, the IDF continues to jam GPS systems to &amp;lsquo;confuse&amp;rsquo; drones. &amp;ldquo;Globes&amp;rdquo; explains how to cope with the disruptions.</description>
      <author>Nevo Trabelsy</author>
      <pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 12:49:52 GMT</pubDate>
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      <category>Transport &amp; infrastructure</category>
      <media:content url="https://res.cloudinary.com/globes/image/upload/t_800X392/v1779703769/direct/WAZE-_shutterstock_2058287723_tjeatx.jpg" type="image/jpg" expression="full" width="800" height="392">
        <media:description>Waze credit: Shutterstock</media:description>
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      <title>Foreign residents buy Rehavia home for NIS 9.3m</title>
      <link>https://en.globes.co.il/en/article-1001543851#utm_source=RSS</link>
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      <description>A 177 square meter apartment at 30 Gaza Street in Jerusalem&amp;rsquo;s Rehavia neighborhood has been bought by foreign residents who plan to immigrate to Israel.</description>
      <author>Arik Mirovsky</author>
      <pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 11:59:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <enn>enn</enn>
      <category>Real estate</category>
      <media:content url="https://res.cloudinary.com/globes/image/upload/t_800X392/v1779266407/one%20time%20use%20only/IMG_20260505_175731.jpg_yxuhxd.jpg" type="image/jpg" expression="full" width="800" height="392">
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      <title>Wix plans 800-1,000 layoffs</title>
      <link>https://en.globes.co.il/en/article-1001543841#utm_source=RSS</link>
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      <description>Sources inform "Globes" that Wix, beset by technological changes and financial pressures, is readying for the biggest downsizing in its history.</description>
      <author>Meytal Vaizberg</author>
      <pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 10:15:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <enn>enn</enn>
      <category>IT</category>
      <category>Market</category>
      <media:content url="https://res.cloudinary.com/globes/image/upload/t_800X392/v1675001916/one%20time%20use%20only/%D7%90%D7%91%D7%99%D7%A9%D7%99_%D7%90%D7%91%D7%A8%D7%94%D7%9E%D7%99_%D7%A7%D7%A8%D7%93%D7%99%D7%98_%D7%90%D7%9C%D7%9F_%D7%A6%D7%A6%D7%A7%D7%99%D7%9F_vdzjlw.jpg" type="image/jpg" expression="full" width="1600" height="784">
        <media:description>Avishai Abrahami  credit: Alan Tzatzkin</media:description>
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      <title>Strong shekel pushes companies overseas</title>
      <link>https://en.globes.co.il/en/article-1001543838#utm_source=RSS</link>
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      <description>Water meter tech company Arad has transferred production to Spain, Italy, and Mexico. Manufacturers Association president Avraham Novogrotzky says this is a sign of things to come.</description>
      <author>Netanel Ariel</author>
      <pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 09:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <enn>enn</enn>
      <category>Economy</category>
      <media:content url="https://res.cloudinary.com/globes/image/upload/t_800X392/v1779636798/COT_Pic/800_b0a0sq.jpg" type="image/jpg" expression="full" width="800" height="392">
        <media:description>Arad water meters  credit: company presentation</media:description>
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      <title>Buying a home becoming further out of reach for Israelis</title>
      <link>https://en.globes.co.il/en/article-1001543823#utm_source=RSS</link>
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      <description>A study by Phoenix Financial finds that lower interest rates will not be enough to make a home purchase attainable for the average Israeli household.</description>
      <author>Maya Levin</author>
      <pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 06:46:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <enn>enn</enn>
      <category>Financial services</category>
      <category>Real estate</category>
      <category>Economy</category>
      <media:content url="https://res.cloudinary.com/globes/image/upload/t_800X392/v1753265804/direct/PAGE-12_rila93.png" type="image/png" expression="full" width="800" height="392">
        <media:description>Housing  credit: Gil Gibli</media:description>
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      <title>Golan Druze adoption of Israeli citizenship surges</title>
      <link>https://en.globes.co.il/en/article-1001543762#utm_source=RSS</link>
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      <description>Over 35% of Druze on the Golan Heights now hold Israeli citizenship, with the majority under the age of 30.</description>
      <author>Idan Eretz</author>
      <pubDate>Sun, 24 May 2026 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <enn>enn</enn>
      <category>Politics</category>
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        <media:description>Hezbollah rocket kills Druze children in Majdel Shams</media:description>
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      <title>Business credit database approved</title>
      <link>https://en.globes.co.il/en/article-1001543815#utm_source=RSS</link>
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      <description>The move is designed to curb the monopoly of the banks in credit to small and midsize businesses and boost competition.</description>
      <author>Oren Dori</author>
      <pubDate>Sun, 24 May 2026 15:43:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <enn>enn</enn>
      <category>Financial services</category>
      <category>Economy</category>
      <media:content url="https://res.cloudinary.com/globes/image/upload/t_800X392/v1736934599/direct/NOAM8548_njvfsm.jpg" type="image/jpg" expression="full" width="800" height="392">
        <media:description>Knesset Economic Affairs Cttee chairman MK David Bitan credit: Noam Moskowitz, Knesset Press Office</media:description>
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      <title>Veeva buys Israeli clinical trial data streaming co Yonalink</title>
      <link>https://en.globes.co.il/en/article-1001543759#utm_source=RSS</link>
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      <description>Yonalink has developed an AI platform that automates the transfer of data from medical records to clinical research, while maintaining data security and privacy rules.</description>
      <author>Gali Weinreb</author>
      <pubDate>Sun, 24 May 2026 13:34:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <category>Mergers &amp; acquisitions</category>
      <category>Start ups</category>
      <category>Healthcare, biotech</category>
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      <title>IAI signs $1b air defense deal with Israel’s Defense Ministry</title>
      <link>https://en.globes.co.il/en/article-1001543755#utm_source=RSS</link>
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      <description>Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) last week announced that it had signed an agreement to sell air defense systems to the Ministry of Defense in a classified deal.</description>
      <author>Dean Shmuel Elmas</author>
      <pubDate>Sun, 24 May 2026 12:22:02 GMT</pubDate>
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      <category>Aerospace &amp; defense</category>
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        <media:description>Arrow 3 credit: Israel Ministry of Defense</media:description>
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      <title>Apartments sold and rented</title>
      <link>https://en.globes.co.il/en/article-1001543752#utm_source=RSS</link>
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      <description>A selection of recent real estate deals in Israel including in Jerusalem, Beer Yaakov, Rosh Ha&amp;rsquo;ayin, Haifa, Yokneam, and Ofakim.</description>
      <author>Nir Weiss-Vadraru</author>
      <pubDate>Sun, 24 May 2026 11:50:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <enn>enn</enn>
      <category>Real estate</category>
      <media:content url="https://res.cloudinary.com/globes/image/upload/t_800X392/v1619969686/COT_Pic/shutterstock_250264204-apartments-1_mkljaf.jpg" type="image/jpg" expression="full" width="1600" height="784">
        <media:description>Israeli apartments Credit: Shutterstock</media:description>
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      <title>Germany’s Diehl test-fires Rafael’s Spike missiles</title>
      <link>https://en.globes.co.il/en/article-1001543742#utm_source=RSS</link>
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      <description>Diehl Group has successfully test-fired 17 Spike LR guided missiles from its Ziesel anti-tank missile system.</description>
      <author>Dean Shmuel Elmas</author>
      <pubDate>Sun, 24 May 2026 10:07:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <enn>enn</enn>
      <category>Aerospace &amp; defense</category>
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        <media:description>Spike anti-tank missiles credit: Rafael Spokesperson</media:description>
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      <title>Israel's economic paradox: The view from the Treasury</title>
      <link>https://en.globes.co.il/en/article-1001543740#utm_source=RSS</link>
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      <description>Former accountant general Yali Rothenberg explains why Israel's macro success fails to percolate through to everyday life, and what to do about it.</description>
      <author>Asaf Zagrizak</author>
      <pubDate>Sun, 24 May 2026 09:46:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <enn>enn</enn>
      <category>Economy</category>
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        <media:description>Yali Rothenberg  credit: Yossi Zamir</media:description>
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      <title>Rafa Laboratories plans IPO at NIS 2.2b valuation</title>
      <link>https://en.globes.co.il/en/article-1001543682#utm_source=RSS</link>
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      <description>The pharmaceutical company, controlled by FIMI, is one of the oldest in the Israeli economy.</description>
      <author>Eitan Gerstenfeld</author>
      <pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 14:59:27 GMT</pubDate>
      <enn>enn</enn>
      <category>Healthcare</category>
      <category>Market</category>
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        <media:description>FIMI CEO Ishay Davidi and Rafa chairam Ori Yehudai credit: Eyal Izhar and Cadya Levy</media:description>
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      <title>Israeli acquisitions help boost Ondas revenue 12-fold</title>
      <link>https://en.globes.co.il/en/article-1001543569#utm_source=RSS</link>
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      <description>The US defense technology company reported an orders backlog of $457 million and raised its annual revenue guidance.</description>
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      <description>Dalia has signed the 20-year deal with Leviathan partners NewMed and Ratio with reservoir operator Chevron conspicuously absent.</description>
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      <description>20% of the workforce in Israel, will be transferred to new jobs in teams dealing with the development of AI, &amp;ldquo;Globes&amp;rdquo; has learned.</description>
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      <description>The food company posted a 126% rise in first quarter net profit to NIS 181.</description>
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      <description>The airline's results were hit by the war with Iran, rising fuel costs, and the appreciation of the shekel.</description>
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      <description>The financial reports of Israeli residential developers reflect the sluggish market, with some projects even making a loss.</description>
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      <description>The company was supposed to resume flights on the London-Tel Aviv route on July 1 but announced today that all flights to Israel are canceled until at least August 1, 2026.</description>
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      <description>Unframe acts as a managed AI delivery platform that turns enterprise needs and use cases into fully tailored, complete AI solutions in days.</description>
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      <description>The company is seeking a company valuation of nearly NIS 3 billion, well over double the valuation it received when Phoenix purchased a 20% stake in 2022.</description>
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      <description>With the Knesset election being brought forward, the tight timetable will not allow the measure to proceed.</description>
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      <description>The Israeli private intelligence agency is leasing the 19th floor in Discount Tower, in addition to the 26th floor, where it already has its offices.</description>
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      <description>As with the other banks, Mizrahi Tefahot's profit was hit by the special bank surtax.</description>
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      <description>Excluding the bank surtax, Bank Leumi's annualized return on equity in the first quarter was 15.1%</description>
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      <description>The Israeli AI startup company has completed the financing round led by Radical Ventures, at a company valuation of $4 billion, &amp;ldquo;The Wall Street Journal&amp;rdquo; reports.</description>
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      <description>Omnisys has developed AI-powered Battle Resource Optimization (BRO) software for multi-domain defense planning and real-time decision-making.</description>
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      <description>The bank will distribute a dividend of NIS 465 million - 50% of net profit.</description>
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      <description>Musk did not visit Israel as planned but did address the International Smart Mobility Summit 2026 in Tel Aviv in a live video.</description>
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