Steven Scheer

By Steven Scheer JERUSALEM (Reuters) - U.S.-Israeli cyber firm Armis Security has been valued at an increased $4.3 billion having raised $200

Israel's economy lost about 14 billion shekels ($3.75 billion) since the military conflict with Hezbollah in Lebanon escalated over the past month, the Finance Ministry said on Tuesday.

Cyber firm MIND, which protects sensitive data from leaks, said on Wednesday it raised $11 million in an early funding round as it emerges from so-called "stealth mode" after a year of working in secrecy with selected companies.

Israeli flag carrier El Al Airlines has withdrawn its bid to buy Israel's largest credit card company, it said on Wednesday, citing its inability to meet requirements by Thursday's deadline.

Smotrich in June extended a waiver that allows cooperation between Israel’s banking system and Palestinian banks in the West Bank, but only for four months until the end of October.

Israeli cabinet ministers were to start voting later on Thursday on a long-awaited wartime budget for 2025 that will rein in spending and raise a host of taxes to pay for the military conflicts that have engulfed the country.

Protests erupt in Tel Aviv and other parts of Israel after Yoav Gallant's dismissal

JERUSALEM/CAIRO (Reuters) -Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu fired Defence Minister Yoav Gallant on Tuesday, citing a "crisis of trust", and replaced him with close ally Israel Katz to lead the country's war in Gaza and Lebanon. Netanyahu's critics accused him of putting politics ahead of national security at a time when Israel is bracing for Iranian retaliation to its Oct. 26 airstrikes on the Islamic Republic. After Gallant was fired, protesters in Israel blocked highways and lit bonfires on roads, police said.

After Gallant was fired, protesters in Israel blocked highways and lit bonfires on roads, police said.

Israel's Bank Hapoalim reported higher third-quarter income and will distribute 40% of net profit to shareholders, as public angst continued against banks which benefit from higher mortgage and loan rates while cost of living pressures burden consumers.