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Security and rescue forces at the Intel factory in Kiryat Gat, southern Israel, following an explosion and fire that killed two workers and seriously injured a third, October 14, 2026. (Liron Moldovan/Flash90)
October 15, 2026, 2:25 pm
Second worker dies of wounds sustained in Intel plant blast in southern Israel
Soroka Medical Center reports death of 49-year-old a day after suspected gas tank explosion killed another and injured a third; chip manufacturer says cooperating with authorities
By Sharon Wrobel and Noam Lehmann
A firefighter works the scene of an explosion at the Intel factory in Kiryat Gat on October 14, 2026. (Fire and Rescue Service)
October 14, 2026, 4:48 pm
Worker killed, 2 seriously hurt in apparent gas explosion at Intel plant in south
Major explosion rocks Kiryat Gat factory, sparking fears of hazardous material leak
By Noam Lehmann
From right to left: RealSense CFO Roy Cohen, RealSense VP R&D Guy Halperin, RealSense CEO Nadav Orbach, Cognex President and CEO Matt Moschner, and Cognex M&A head Joerg Kuechen. (Courtesy)
September 22, 2026, 6:45 pm
In first Israel acquisition, Cognex buys Intel robotics spinoff for over $600 million
Deal comes after US chipmaker split from RealSense, developer of 3D cameras and AI vision technology to help robots navigate through space
By Sharon Wrobel
Intel's manufacturing plant in Kiryat Gat in southern Israel. (Courtesy)
December 26, 2023, 1:41 pm
Intel clinches $3.2b government grant for $25b chip plant expansion in southern Israel
Amid Israel’s war with Hamas, US chipmaker confirms plan for Kiryat Gat manufacturing facility, expected to create several thousand jobs
By Sharon Wrobel
Intel Corp.'s R&D center in Haifa. (Courtesy)
August 16, 2023, 1:57 pm
Intel backs out of $5.4 billion deal to buy Israeli firm Tower Semiconductor
Chip giant to pay $353 million to terminate acquisition after reportedly failing to receive okay from Chinese regulators as demanded by contract
By ToI Staff and Sharon Wrobel
Intel Corp.'s R&D center in Haifa. (Courtesy)
July 2, 2023, 6:59 pm
Intel to boost chipmaking in Israel, but won’t confirm $25b deal lauded by Jerusalem
Taking tech giant by surprise, Israeli government in June disclosed Intel’s ‘unprecedented’ planned investment, calling it largest ever by a global private company in the country
By Sharon Wrobel
File: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visits Intel's Kiryat Gat plant on November 14, 2016 (Photo by Kobi Gideon/GPO)
June 19, 2023, 1:45 pm
Daily Briefing June 19: Tension before Israel Bar election; Intel vote of confidence
ToI editor David Horovitz discusses Smotrich and US-Iran talks, as Knesset correspondent Tal Schneider explains why choosing the bar association’s chief matters so much now
By ToI Staff
Intel Corp's new corporate VP Karin Eibschitz-Segal, head of Intel's development centers in Israel. December 2021. (Courtesy)
December 29, 2021, 3:57 pm
Intel appoints 10 Israeli executives to senior global positions
Karin Eibschitz-Segal, head of Intel’s development centers in Israel, named global corporate VP, becoming second Israeli woman to hold senior role
By Ricky Ben-David
Illustrative - Intel's 12th-generation Intel Core processors, named Alder Lake. (Ohad Palik)
October 28, 2021, 1:00 pm
Intel officially launches ‘most significant’ chip lineup sired in Israel
Semiconductor giant’s new offerings include ‘world’s best gaming processor’; over 1,000 Israeli engineers worked on ‘largest-ever’ chip hardware development project
By Ricky Ben-David
An Intel building in Jerusalem, on May 18, 2016. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
July 29, 2021, 9:28 pm
Intel Israel appoints Arab vice president for the first time
Reda Masarwa receives promotion after 24 years at chip maker; technology minister and Ra’am’s Abbas launch program to boost Arab Israeli high tech participation
By Luke Tress
Illustrative image. (CarmenMurillo; iStock by Getty Images)
March 8, 2021, 11:35 am
Women at Intel Israel use the power of AI to boost other women
‘AI for Women’ project gathers and processes tips from thousands of Israeli women; be ready to fail and get out of your comfort zone, they advise
By Shoshanna Solomon
Intel's Jerusalem office, May 18, 2016. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
February 3, 2021, 10:23 am
Intel Israel reports record-setting year with $8 billion in 2020 exports
Tech firm’s Israel branch sees jump of 14% in exports over 2019; Mobileye, Israeli startup bought by Intel in 2017, takes in $967m; parent company experiencing bumps, however
By Luke Tress
Pat Gelsinger, Intel Corp's newly appointed CEO, will take up his post on February 15, 2021, replacing Bob Swan (YouTube screenshot)
January 14, 2021, 6:09 pm
Israel said likely to remain key for Intel as multinational readies for new CEO
US tech giant Intel Corp. appoints Pat Gelsinger to top post, to replace Bob Swan on February 15
By Shoshanna Solomon
An Intel development center in Petah Tikva opened in September 2019. (Courtesy/Intel)
March 8, 2020, 6:06 pm
Intel Israel uses AI to distill career tips for women entering the workforce
Company marks International Women’s Day with five pieces of advice for young professionals, using algorithms to sift data from thousands of workers
By Luke Tress
Wendell Brooks (left), president of Intel Capital and senior vice president of Intel Corp., and Lip-Bu Tan, CEO of Cadence Design Systems and chairman of Walden International, discuss disruption on stage at the 2019 Intel Capital Global Summit on April 1, 2019. (Intel Corporation)
April 3, 2019, 12:14 pm
Intel Capital president: Israel generates better ideas than Silicon Valley
Israel is one of three tech hubs that Intel Corp.’s investment arm is intently focused on, says Wendell Brooks
By Ricky Ben-David
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