‘Perfect storm’: Israel's high-tech faces human capital crisis, lack of new students in age of AI
“We need to create a new way of teaching skills for them to progress,” David Perlmutter, chairman of the Committee for Increasing Human Capital in High-Tech, warned.
Leumi, Shestovitz take stakes in Profit Finance Group with NIS 670 million investment
Leumi Partners and Shestovitz Properties acquired NIS 670M in Profit Finance Group, which manages NIS 100B. Founders Elberg and Banai retain control after a massive valuation leap since 2021.
Four soldiers killed, two wounded while fighting in southern Lebanon, IDF confirms
The military shared the names of the fallen soldiers: Captain Noam Madmoni, Staff Sergeant Ben Cohen, Staff Sergeant Maxsim Entis, and Staff Sergeant Gilad Harel.
Trump tells aides he is willing to end Iran war without reopening Hormuz, WSJ reports
Other military options are being considered by the US President, WSJ noted, citing the officials, but they are not currently his immediate priority.
Gulf States pressure Trump to continue war with Iran until fall of Islamic regime - report
The Gulf States, according to Israeli and Gulf officials, believe that Iran hasn't been weakened enough yet for the regime to stop being a regional threat.
Netanyahu: 'Only long-term solution for Hormuz crisis is rerouting pipes to Mediterranean'
"Long-term solutions include rerouting energy pipelines westward, across Saudi Arabia to the Red Sea and Mediterranean, bypassing Iran's geographic choke point," Netanyahu told Newsmax.
Israeli AI optimization company ScaleOps surpasses $800 million valuation
After working with Adobe, Wiz, and other Fortune 500 companies, ScaleOps announced a $130 million Series C investment round, bringing its total funding to $210 million.
Power outages in Tehran, Kabaj after shrapnel hits high-voltage tower in Alborz province - report
The report noted that the damage to the tower was caused by shrapnel striking the facility, and that the authorities were working to restore power in the affected areas.
Iranian ambassador refuses to leave Lebanon after being declared persona non grata - report
"The ambassador will not leave Lebanon, in accordance with the wishes of the speaker of parliament Nabih Berri and of Hezbollah," AFP reported, citing an anonymous source.
Huckabee critcizes Israel police over Pizzaballa's Palm Sunday incident
"The action today by the Israel National Police ... is an unfortunate overreach already having major repercussions around the world," Huckabee wrote in a social media post.
