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Israel defense budget fight deepens as 15 billion shekels remain stuck in Knesset

Israeli AI startup Buildots completes $130m. funding round

Netanyahu seeks to raise IDF budget, Lapid conditions support on canceling ‘corrupt’ haredi funds

Lapid noted that, in general, he supported transferring the funds to increase the defense establishment’s budget “because the IDF needs to be strengthened.”

Fuel price surge sparks Syria’s biggest protests since Assad’s fall

Demonstrators block roads and oil convoys after diesel jumps 40%; Damascus blames costly imports as Ukrainian attacks strain fuel stocks from Russia, the country's main supplier

Much disposable tableware marketed as biodegradable does not decompose — study

Greenpeace Israel buried an assortment of utensils for six months, finding extensive 'greenwashing;' NGO calls for mandatory labeling combined with tough enforcement

Netanyahu seeks more defense funding; Lapid sets condition

Netanyahu asked to increase the defense budget. Lapid said he would support the move but demanded that it not be funded through tax increases. Likud responded…

Man charged with aggravated murder in fatal Beit Shemesh pool stabbing of 7-year-old

Prosecutors allege that he stabbed Dadon once in the chest and his cousin once in the neck, intending to kill them both. He then fled to…

Israeli AI startup founder pleads guilty to $27 million fraud scheme in New York

Ilit Razt, the founder and former Chief Executive Officer of Joonko, made false claims about the company’s customers and revenue to raise around $27 million in…

Supermarket aisles seen quieter than expected ahead of Rosh Hashanah, despite NIS 500m. spent

Israeli shoppers spent slightly more on holiday purchases on the morning before Rosh Hashanah, but retailers saw unusually low foot traffic as prices climbed.

No. 7: Assaf Rappaport: The man behind Wiz, the Israeli company that revolutionized cloud security

From that napkin-signed seed round to a $32b. exit six years later, Rappaport’s arc marks a point of strength for Israel’s tech sector.

No. 32: Amir Yaron and Michal Abadi-Boiangiu: Economic policymakers leading Israel toward recovery

Yaron has guided Israel’s economy through the upheaval of the war and into recovery, while Abadi-Boiangiu sits at a key chokepoint in how the state spends…

Trump, hoping to salvage midterms, pledges to give every US adult $5,000 if GOP wins

Vance appears to try to partially walk back questionable proposal, but suggests it could be paid for with tariff revenues, despite estimated cost amounting to more…

Caught on camera: Suspect in Prinok baby food poisoning case

Police release supermarket footage of suspect Yan Shamala, as investigation into anesthetic-laced baby food reaches major breakthrough.

US lawmakers issue rare bipartisan critique of Israeli policy toward Palestinian Authority

Six House members urge Trump administration to press Israel over its withholding of Palestinian tax revenues, which they warn 'risks accelerating the West Bank’s fiscal collapse'