Between the bright walls of Yazamut 360 – Ben-Gurion University’s entrepreneurship center – intensity is routine. The feverish work ethic, the near-disconcerting seriousness with which students debate investment strategies, pitch biotech…
Category: 1. Israel
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Trump says Israel, Lebanon agree to 10-day ceasefire starting Thursday evening
Rabia Iclal Turan and Berk Kutay Gokmen
16 April 2026•Update: 16 April 2026
US President Donald Trump said Israel and Lebanon have agreed to begin a 10-day ceasefire starting at 5 p.m. EST (2100 GMT) on Thursday following recent talks in…
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El Al orders six more Dreamliners
The addition to its Boeing Dreamliner fleet will enable El Al to expand its long-haul services.
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Hegseth warns US ready to resume fighting ‘with more power than ever’ if Tehran spurns deal
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Thursday accused Iran of piracy and terrorism in the Strait of Hormuz, and said the US was ready to resume fighting “with more power than ever before” if the current ceasefire ends.
Hegseth’s…
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Two Israeli films selected for Tribeca Festival
Two very different Israeli films will screen at the 2026 Tribeca Festival in New York, a festival where Israeli films have long had a strong presence. The festival will run from June 3 to June 14.Ruthy Pribar’s new feature, What Is to Come, has…
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Body discovered in Jerusalem warehouse identified as woman missing since 2008
A body discovered last week in a warehouse in the Nahlaot neighborhood of Jerusalem has been identified as that of Ruth Abramov, 74, a former producer at Kol Israel.Abramov had been missing since 2008, and no leads on her whereabouts were found…
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Trump says Israel, Lebanon agree to 10-day ceasefire starting Thursday evening
Rabia İclal Turan
16 April 2026•Update: 16 April 2026
US President Donald Trump said Israel and Lebanon have agreed to begin a 10-day ceasefire starting at 2100 GMT on Thursday following recent talks in Washington.
“I just had excellent…
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Hundreds of Tel Aviv houses on brink of collapse: Israel's buildings are crumbling
The collapse of a residential building in Tel Aviv during the second Iran war was not caused by a missile or an earthquake, but by a country of crumbling houses and no effective system for routine inspections or enforcement
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Russia threatens to strike Israel-based drone production firm
Russia has threatened to strike drone production facilities across Europe supplying Ukraine, including a Haifa-based company identified by Moscow, as fighting intensifies and European support for Kyiv expands.Dmitry Medvedev, deputy chairman of…
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Press groups petition High Court to accelerate Gaza media access case
Petitioners in the High Court case over foreign journalists’ access to Gaza have asked the court to move up the deadline for the state’s next response, arguing that after months of repeated delays there is no justification for waiting until…
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