After Israel’s finance minister meets Bessent, Jewish state aims to boost a resilient wartime economy

As Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich met last week to enhance economic relations between both countries, where does Israel stand economically? Read More

Wars Dent Israel's Economy in 2024 but Military Spending Keeps Growth at 1%

TEL AVIV (Reuters) - Israel's economy posted scant growth in 2024, with the war in Gaza against Palestinian Islamist group Hamas taking a toll on investment and exports, but growth is expected to ... Read More

The ceasefire with Hamas is not a strategic victory for Israel, economy minister says

Nir Barkat, Israel's economy minister, discusses the country's war with Hamas, the long-awaited ceasefire and how its economy is faring with CNBC's Dan Murphy at the World Economic Forum in Davos. Read More

The Israel Hamas War

Since Israel and Hamas ... even some who consider themselves supporters of Israel. Immigration officers arrested a Columbia University graduate for helping lead campus protests against Israel’s ... Read More

Israel Draws Up New War Plans to Pressure Hamas

As cease-fire talks stall, Israel has charted a course for gradually increasing pressure on Hamas to the point of another invasion of the Gaza Strip. Read More

Hamas terrorist organisation, aims for Israel's destruction: Economy Minister Nir Barkat

All non-Muslims are their target and Israel has no choice but to make sure Hamas ... news and views without any bias or prejudice of any kind. Restraint and moderation, rather than agitational ... Read More

Israel and Hamas Are Teetering Toward War

Speaking from the Oval Office, President Trump threatened to pull support for Israel’s cease-fire ... Israel and Hamas are already bracing for a possible return to war. The combatants backed ... Read More

Israel-Hamas at war

Israel accused Hamas of rejecting a U.S. proposal to extend phase one of the ceasefire deal. Describing the aid stoppage as "blackmail," Hamas said it was ready to begin talks for the next phase. Read More

Ceasefire deal with Hamas is not a strategic victory for Israel, economy minister says

"I don't think it's a strategic victory. A strategic victory is to bring peace to the Middle East," Israeli Economy Minister Nir Barkat said of the ceasefire deal with Hamas. Barkat also told CNBC ... Read More

Israel and Hamas at War

Group of senior Syrian Druze expected ... from Syria's Druze are expected to visit the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights on Friday, members of the community said, in a further sign of Israel's ... Read More