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Shira Gvili, sister of Israeli hostage Ran Gvili, whose remains were finally brought back to Israel on January 26, reacts by the casket during his funeral in the southern town of Meitar on January 28, 2026. (Chaim Goldberg / POOL / AFP)
January 28, 2026, 7:34 pm
Grieving family lays last hostage Ran Gvili to rest, closing chapter for anguished nation
‘All the laughter is gone,’ sister says in tearful eulogy as family tells mourners of pride in policeman killed in Oct. 7 attack; Herzog: Healing can now begin; PM attends funeral of a hostage for first time
By Jessica Steinberg
Talik Gvili, mother of the deceased hostage in Gaza, Ran Gvili, December 10, 2025. Ran Gvili's body was located by the IDF and returned to Israel on January 26, 2026. (Yossi Aloni/FLASH90)
January 26, 2026, 3:05 pm
Speaking days before his body was found, Ran Gvili’s mother said she trusts Israel to bring him home
Talik Gvili believes the US and Israeli governments are doing all they can to secure release of Ran’s body before Gaza ceasefire moves into second phase
By Jessica Steinberg
Israeli security forces raid the Bedouin city of Rahat on May 7, 2025. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
December 10, 2025, 5:52 pm
Cracking down on Bedouin crime, Ben Gvir accused of punishing victims to please his base
Police operation to stem lawlessness after complaints from residents of Jewish towns in northern Negev draws fire for using harsh West Bank-style tactics against Arab citizens
By Charlie Summers
Tech workers protest against the government's judicial overhaul 'time is running out for Israeli high-tech,' in Tel Aviv, on March 23, 2023. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
August 31, 2023, 6:56 pm
Almost 50% of new Israeli startups incorporated abroad in first half of year – survey
Israel Advanced Technology Industries (IATI) finds that 45% of new start-ups were incorporated outside of Israel, compared to 20% in 2022
By Sharon Wrobel
The Knesset cut a ribbon for new solar panels on March 29, 2015. But the Jerusalem Municipality gets poor marks for solar provision on existing facilities according to an index of local authorities launched on August 8, 2023. (Miriam Alster/FLASH90)
August 9, 2023, 1:52 pm
Some wealthy towns lag behind poorer ones in using solar energy potential – index
Energy Ministry launches online ranking system, which focuses on dual-use systems where panels are added to existing facilities
By Sue Surkes
Tomer Weingarten, CEO and co-founder of cybersecurity firm SentinelOne, at the New York Stock Exchange, June 30, 2021 (Courtesy)
December 20, 2021, 4:23 pm
2021 was a bumper year for Israeli tech. What will 2022 bring?
Israeli tech firms scouting globally for acquisition deals will be a key feature of next year, while shaky capital markets may put a damper on valuations, experts predict
By Shoshanna Solomon
Illustrative image of a team on the peak of mountain; high valuations, reaching goals (FotoMaximum; iStock by Getty Images)
May 26, 2021, 2:58 pm
Israeli tech surges with investors jumping in as COVID spurs digitalization
Israel created unicorns at the astounding rate of one a week in Q1 this year; experts say corrections may come, but tech is on a long-term upward trend
By Shoshanna Solomon
Sir Richard Branson, founder of Virgin Galactic, poses for a photo outside the New York Stock Exchange as fireworks are exploded before his company's IPO, performed via a reverse merger with a SPAC, on Monday, Oct. 28, 2019. (AP/Richard Drew)
February 22, 2021, 4:32 pm
Israeli startups join craze as SPACs pack stock market with quickie IPOs
Special purpose acquisition companies are outpacing the traditional way to go public in the US, and Israeli regulators are in talks to bring them here as well
By Shoshanna Solomon
Illustrative. A pile of $100 bills. (choness, iStock by Getty Images)
December 22, 2020, 11:29 am
Israeli tech firms raise record $9.93 billion in 2020 but M&A deals plunge
IVC and Meitar’s 2020 tech review shows cybersecurity, fintech and internet of things sectors nabbed the most funding; IPOs up both on TASE and in the US
By Shoshanna Solomon
Cherry blossoms behind a traditional Japanese temple in Ishinomaki. (photo credit: Debra Kamin/Times of Israel)
September 1, 2020, 11:05 am
Israel-Japan tech ties seen as strong despite COVID-19, Shinzo Abe departure
Report by Meitar-IVC sees 2020 Japanese investment in Israeli technologies approaching the record highs of 2019, even as the coronavirus pandemic halts meetings and business trips
By Shoshanna Solomon
A soap bubble gun and syringe allegedly used by a Jordanian citizen to hold up an Israeli postal bank in January 2019. (Israel Police)
February 7, 2019, 3:34 pm
Jordanian living illegally in Israel held for bubble gun bank heist
Suspect fitted toy with a syringe he claimed contained blood contaminated with AIDS, threatened clerks he would infect them if they didn’t hand over the money
By Stuart Winer
Illustrative photo of a swimming pool (AP/Hassan Ammar)
September 6, 2018, 10:33 am
Toddler dies a week after near-drowning in family pool
Doctors say 3-year-old Anael Cohen was admitted in critical condition; MDA reports surge in drownings this year
By ToI Staff
Mellanox headquarters in Yokne'am (Moshe Shai/Flash90)
January 3, 2017, 6:15 pm
Israel tech exits totaled $10 billion in 2016 – report
Figure bumped up by $4.4b Playtika sale to Chinese firm, but otherwise ‘substantially lower than in previous years’
By Shoshanna Solomon
Israelis seen eating at Benedict's restaurant at the Sarona Market shopping center in central Tel Aviv, June 9, 2016, the morning after a deadly terror attack at the site. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
July 21, 2016, 2:06 pm
Man accused of housing Sarona killers in makeshift storage unit
Abdelhadi Abu A’fash, of the Negev town of Segev Shalom, rented his warehouse to Palestinians who entered Israel illegally, not charged in terror plot
By ToI Staff
Mellanox headquarters in Yokne'am (Moshe Shai/Flash90)
July 5, 2016, 5:08 pm
Israel posts drop in H1 high-tech exits, report says
Proceeds from M&A activity and initial public offerings declined 28% to $3.32 billion, IVC-Meitar study shows
By Shoshanna Solomon
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