News Israel: Bank Leumi Recognized as Israel's Leading Bank for AI Adoption in EVIDENT AI Index for banks
Bank Leumi (TASE: LUMI) recognized as Israel's leading bank for AI adoption by the Evident AI Index for Banks - MEA, the world's leading benchmark for tracking AI capabilities and implementation across major banking institutions in the region. Leumi is the only Israeli bank to be ranked in the regional top ten, and is also ranked second in Innovation in the region.
News Israel: Netanyahu wants Israel "to draw down to zero the American financial support"
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses the conflicts in Iran and Lebanon, the prospects for a peace deal, and the relationship between the U.S. and Israel.
News Israel: Israel says it will target Hezbollah’s financial arm and begins striking Beirut - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports | Fort Lauderdale
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel’s military announced Sunday it is now taking aim at the Lebanon-based Hezbollah’s financial arm and will attack aRead More
News Israel: Hezbollah rockets hit Israel’s Haifa in first direct attack on the city on anniversary of Oct. 7 attacks
Hezbollah rockets hit Israel’s third-largest city of Haifa early on Monday, in the first direct attack on the northern city that evaded the military’s usually reliable air defense systems. Hezbollah ...
News Israel: What Happens to Israeli Real Estate After a War?
Under construction: Light Rail in the foreground, Givat Hamatos in the background. With Israel’s decisive victory over Iran – even as fighting continues in the south and north – many are asking: what ...
News Israel: Israel and Iran Trade Airstrikes, Trump Meets Japan PM, Kharg Island Future
Iran and Israel are trading airstrikes as the Israeli prime minister pushed back against claims he forced the U.S. into the war with Iran. Japan’s prime minister visited President Trump at the White House, where they talked about Iran and China, and 2,200 Marines are on their way to the Persian Gulf.Want more analysis of the most important news of the day, plus a little fun? Subscribe to the Up First newsletter.Today’s episode of Up First was edited by Hannah Bloch, Rebekah Metzler, Andrew Sussman, HJ Mai and Alice Woelfle.It was produced by Ziad Buchh and Ava Pukatch.Our director is Christopher Thomas.We get engineering support from Stacey Abbott. Our technical director is Carleigh Strange.And our Executive Producer is Jay Shaylor.(0:00) Introduction(01:53) Israel and Iran Trade Airstrikes(05:49) Trump Meets Japan PM(09:06) Kharg Island Future
News Israel: Israel Raises Wheat Levies to Woo US
Israel plans to make further trade concessions to the U.S. on food and agricultural goods, as part of efforts to persuade its closest ally to ease tariffs on exports from the Jewish state. Prime ...
News Israel: Netherlands plans to ban imports from Israel's Jewish settlements
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) -The Dutch government plans to ban imports of goods produced in Jewish settlements in Israeli-occupied Palestinian territories over Israel's plans for the West Bank and its military offensive in Gaza, the foreign minister told parliament.The Netherlands imposed travel bans on two far-right Israeli cabinet ministers in July, accusing them of inciting violence against Palestinians and calling for an "ethnic cleansing" of Gaza, but the government had been reluctant to take further steps until now.
News Israel: Israel’s far-right finance minister suggests a real estate ‘bonanza’ in Gaza will follow the war
Israeli finance minister Bezalel Smotrich has described Gaza as a potential real estate “bonanza” and claimed he was talking to the United States about how to divide up the war-torn enclave. Speaking ...
News Israel: Bitcoin in Israel: Interview with Meni Rosenfeld and Ron Gross, Part I
Although it has faded somewhat from the press in recent months, Israel remains one of the major hubs of the Bitcoin community worldwide. The country may only have a population of 8 million, but its ...
News Israel: Red-state financial officers urge Biden to back Israel, 'alarmed' of wavering support in 'hour of need'
FIRST ON FOX: Nearly 30 U.S. state-level financial officers are urging the Biden administration to continue its support for Israel amid the IDF's recent invasion of Rafah. "As state financial officers ...
News Israel: Israel plans to halt or slow aid to northern Gaza as it expands military offensive
Israel will soon halt or slow humanitarian aid into parts of northern Gaza as it expands its military offensive against Hamas, an official said Saturday, a day after Gaza City was declared a combat zone.
News Israel: Tel Aviv Stock Exchange up Nearly 100% Since Gaza War
The TA-35 Index of blue chip companies surged by 51.6%, and the TA-90 Index increased 46.6% last year, according to the TASE 2025 Annual Review. By comparison, the U.S. benchmark S&P 500 increased ...
News Israel: Israel’s forex reserves hit new record in January
Israel’s foreign exchange reserves at the end of January 2026 rose to a record $233.044 billion, an increase of $3.539 billion from their level at the end of December 2025, the Bank of Israel reports.
News Israel: Palestine Currency Board in London Not Consulted by Israel on New Currency Issue
The Palestine Currency Board was not consulted by the Israeli Government before the decision to issue new Israeli currency was taken, an official statement released here revealed. The Currency Board, ...
News Israel: Approximately USD 450M Invested in Israeli Venture Capital Funds through the Israel Innovation Authority’s Yozma Fund
Government investment expected to leverage more than USD 2 billion in total fundraising and strengthen Israel’s ...
News Israel: Azerbaijan-Israel trade totaled $78 million in 2025
Yusif Abdullayev, Executive Director of AZPROMO, stated at the Azerbaijan–Israel business forum in Baku on Monday that the trade turnover betwee...
News Israel: In ‘darkest of times,’ young Israelis and Palestinians become business partners
Madian Marana, a Palestinian citizen of Israel, grew up in an Arab town in northern Israel, curious about what she calls “the other side” — Jewish Israelis. Her town’s school did not have any Jewish ...
