Latest Israel Headlines
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Bain Capital Backs Israeli AI Cybersecurity Startup Dream at $1.1 Billion Valuation
Feb 19 2025 // Dream, an artificial intelligence company that provides cybersecurity services to governments and critical infrastructure operators such as hospitals and utilities, has raised $100 million at a $1.1 billion valuation. Bain...
Israel Financial System Resilient Despite Wars, Central Bank Says
Feb 11 2025 // Israel’s financial system shows “high resilience” despite the country’s military conflicts and ongoing geopolitical uncertainty that have persisted for more than a year, the Bank of Israel said in a...
Israel Cyber Firms Raise $4 Billion in 2024 on Surge of Cloud, AI Security Needs
Jan 8 2025 // Israeli cybersecurity firms raised $4 billion in 2024, more than double that of 2023, led by firms seeking to protect the cloud along with a surge in artificial intelligence, global venture capital firm YL Ventures said on...
Customs Agents Seize 22,000 Fake Vehicle Inspection Stickers Shipped From Israel
Dec 30 2024 // The U.S. Customs and Border Protection agency said it has seized more than 20,000 counterfeit Pennsylvania vehicle inspection stickers that were shipped from Israel to an address in Philadelphia. Customs officers found the...
World Insurance Associates Acquires Sprague Israel Giles in Washington
Dec 13 2024 // World Insurance Associates LLC acquired the business of Sprague Israel Giles Inc. in Seattle, Washington. Sprague Israel Giles was founded in 1958 by David Sprague and Mike Israel. Ten years later, Leon Giles joined the...
Insurance Claims Confirm Many Israeli Structures Damaged in Iran Attack
Oct 15 2024 // Damage to private property from Iran’s recent missile barrage on Israel amounted to 150 million to 200 million shekels ($40 million to $53 million), according to figures provided by Israel’s tax authority,...
Beirut Flights Canceled, Delayed Amid Fears of Israeli Attack
Jul 29 2024 // Flights to and from Beirut airport were canceled or delayed on Monday as tensions escalated between Israel and armed political group Hezbollah after a strike in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights killed 12 children and...
Israel Aims to Boost Red Sea Oil Deliveries Despite Environmental Risks
May 31 2024 // Israel plans to allow more oil tankers to dock at a Red Sea port in Eilat despite environmental risks, as it strives to maintain energy security amid conflict on multiple fronts, according to Israeli officials and...
VC Firm Accel Raises $650M to Invest in AI, Cybersecurity Startups in Europe, Israel
May 14 2024 // Venture capital firm Accel said on Tuesday it has raised a $650 million fund to invest in early-stage companies in Europe and Israel with a focus on artificial intelligence and cybersecurity. The new fund will be...
Yemen’s Houthis Threaten Ships in Mediterranean Sea That Are Sailing to Israeli Ports
May 3 2024 // Yemen’s Houthis will target ships heading to Israeli ports in any area that is within their range, military spokesman Yahya Sarea said in a televised speech on Friday. “We will target any ships heading to...
Israeli Cyber Security Startup Apex Gets Initial Investment From OpenAI’s Altman
May 3 2024 // Israeli cyber security startup Apex, which focuses on protecting the rapid use of artificial intelligence (AI) tools, said on Thursday it received an undisclosed investment from OpenAI Chief Executive Sam Altman. In all,...
Google Fires 28 Workers Protesting $1.2 Billion Israeli Contract
Apr 18 2024 // Alphabet Inc.’s Google has fired 28 employees after they were involved in protests against Project Nimbus, a $1.2 billion joint contract with Amazon.com Inc. to provide the Israeli government with AI and cloud...
Israel Cyber Firm Claroty Eyes 2025 US IPO at $3.5B Value: Report
Apr 9 2024 // Israeli cyber security startup Claroty is preparing a possible U.S. initial public offering in 2025 at a valuation of $3.5 billion, the Calcalist financial daily reported on Tuesday. Calcalist, without citing sources, said...
Houthis Say They Could Reassess Red Sea Attacks if Israeli ‘Aggression’ Stops
Feb 28 2024 // Yemen’s Houthis said on Tuesday they could only reconsider their missile and drone attacks on international shipping in the Red Sea once Israel ends its “aggression” in the Gaza Strip. Asked if they would...
Hamas-Linked Hackers Targeted Israeli Engineers Ahead of Oct. 7 Massacre: Research
Feb 15 2024 // A pro-Palestinian hacking group targeted Israeli software engineers as part of an attempt to dupe them into downloading malware weeks before the Oct. 7 massacre, according to findings from cybersecurity researchers at...
Hezbollah, Russia-Linked Hackers Step Up Cyberattacks on Israel: Cybersecurity Firm
Jan 17 2024 // The Iran-backed Hezbollah militant group in Lebanon and Russia-linked hackers have stepped up cyberattacks against Israel since the war with Hamas began, according to the chief technology officer of Israel-founded...
Maersk Introduces Risk Surcharge on Shipments to Israel to Cover Insurance Costs
Dec 7 2023 // Shipping group A.P. Moller-Maersk said on Thursday it will introduce a risk surcharge next year on container shipments to Israel to cover rising insurance premiums due to the security situation. “Moving into 2024,...
Capture of Israeli-Owned Ship Reignites Fears Over Mideast Shipping
Nov 20 2023 // An Israeli-owned ship seized in the Red Sea by Iran-backed Houthi rebels in retaliation for the war in Gaza is raising fears over more widespread disruption in one of the world’s busiest shipping routes. The Galaxy...
NYU Langone Doctor Sues Over Firing for Posts Backing Israel
Nov 20 2023 // A doctor who ran a cancer center at NYU Langone Health filed a lawsuit claiming he was fired for social media posts relating to the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas on Israel. Dr. Benjamin Neel, the director of the Laura and Isaac...
Yemen’s Houthis Leader Says Group Will Target Israeli Ships in Red Sea
Nov 15 2023 // Yemen’s Houthi leader said on Tuesday his forces would make further attacks on Israel and they could target Israeli ships in the Red Sea and the Bab al-Mandeb Strait. The Iran-aligned group made several missile and...
