Excluding army votes, the voter turnout in Israel's local elections was under 50%. Ron Huldai held Tel Aviv; Moshe Lion romped home in Jerusalem; Einat Kalisch-Rotem slumped to defeat in Haifa.
In October 2023, after the outbreak of the war, the average salary in Israel was NIS 12,488, 5.9% higher than in October 2022, the Central Bureau of Statistics reports.
There were 68,100 tourist entries into Israel in February 2024, the Central Bureau of Statistics reports, down from 319,100 tourist entries in February 2023.
In the support plan for the economy presented by Minister of Finance Bezalel Smotrich, border areas and the city of Ashkelon receive more than the rest of the country.
"TechCrunch" reports that Wiz would pay just $150-200 million for Lacework, which was given a valuation of $8.3 billion, post-money in its last financing round.