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Israel-Gaza Conflict

20 stories about Israel-Gaza Conflict
חיילי מילואים חיילים מלחמת עזה

Return of IDF reservists presents unique challenges for tech companies

01.01.24|Maayan Manela
Reservists face the challenge of readjusting to work after 7/10, straddling between the familiar and the altered
IDF encrypted smartphone.

A war via cell phone: How the IDF-designed encrypted smartphone is changing the face of battle

31.12.23|Ariela Karmel
Communications between IDF units are today almost entirely conducted via the military's encrypted smartphone. In the current war with Hamas which includes intense urban warfare, booby trapped buildings, and Hamas fighters disguised as Gazan civilians or Israeli hostages, such ease of communication is often the difference between life or death for IDF units.
כוחות צה"ל חיילים מחרימים כסף מזומן מ חמאס ליד רמאללה

Israel seizes millions of dollars of Hamas funding in West Bank raids

28.12.23|Reuters
Israeli army and Shin Bet security personnel carried out the raids across the West Bank, targeting financial service providers, as well as cryptocurrencies, with a special cyber crimes unit taking part in the investigation
מוסף שבועי 7.12.23 טנקיסטיות לוחמות שריון נלחמו ב מחבלים ב קיבוץ חולית בשבת השחורה

Front & center: Israeli women at forefront of Gaza war both in the field and in innovation

27.12.23|Maya Nahum Shahal
IDF Major Sapir Barki shared her personal experiences fighting at the Zikim outpost on October 7. Michal Mor, CEO of Smart Shooter, which develops smart fire control systems, added, "If people may have once thought it was necessary to invest only in fighter planes, we learned that wars are not won only from the air"
שתי מזוודות עם חמישה מיליון שקל במזומן השלל שתפסו לוחמים בביתו של בכיר בחמאס באזור ג'באליה ש ברצועת עזה , בשבוע שעבר

Israel seized over $1 billion in terror funding over past five years

27.12.23|Tomer Ganon
Data from the National Bureau for Counter Terror Financing of Israel reveal that significant economic sanctions have been imposed on terrorist organizations in recent years. However, the scale of Hamas's economic activity, along with the funds the Israeli government approved to bring into Gaza, will make it difficult to bring down Hamas' financial apparatus
ועידת תחזיות - יואל אסתרון מול כלכליסט

10 essential national tasks for the new year

27.12.23|Yoel Esteron
2024 will be at least as critical as 1974. Therefore, in order not to sink into a lost decade like after the Yom Kippur War, we need to start a national reform now, says Calcalist Publisher Yoel Esteron
לוחמים חות'ים

Are the global underwater communication cables the next target of Houthi terrorism?

26.12.23|Elihay Vidal
The Yemeni terrorist militia has yet to directly threaten attacks against the internet infrastructures connecting the East and the West, but there are concerns that they could attempt to damage the international communication cables laid on the seabed of the Bab al Mandab Strait
עובדי גלואט gloat משרדים

The trends that shaped the tech employment ecosystem in 2023

26.12.23|Maayan Manela
The past year began with a global crisis, continued with a domestic constitutional crisis and, when high-tech was already at a low point, the war against Hamas broke out. Despite all of this, the forecast for 2024 is optimistic
טנק של צה"ל ב עזה מלחמת עזה 25.12.23

War with Hamas to cost Israel at least another $14 billion in 2024 and result in a near-tripling of budget deficit

25.12.23|Reuters
Briefing lawmakers, the Finance Ministry said the war was expected to stretch at least two months into 2024, adding 30 billion shekels for security and another 20 billion for civilian and other expenses
מתקפת סייבר האקר האקרים אבטחת מחשבים

Over 15 cyber attack groups affiliated with Iran, Hezbollah or Hamas are operating against Israel, says National Cyber Directorate

25.12.23|Omer Kabir
According to a report published by the National Cyber Directorate summarizing the cyber events since the beginning of the war, their main targets include academia, healthcare, water, energy, fuel, transportation and maritime shipping sectors
רמי לנר חבר קיבוץ מבוא חמה

GPS disruption due to war wrecks havoc on automated farming systems

25.12.23|Omer Kabir
The agricultural equipment based on autonomous systems is currently out of commission due to the IDF's targeted disruption of navigation systems, and the younger generation of farmers do not know how to operate the equipment without that tech. How do you cope? Call in a 73-year-old kibbutz member who knows how to operate a tractor
אפליקציית ניווט ווייז גוגל Waze

Waze resumes real-time traffic updates in Israel despite war

24.12.23|Omer Kabir
The navigation app has restored live traffic information in coordination with the IDF's Home Front Command. Google Maps has also partially restored its traffic display, while Apple’s service remains disabled
משרדי אנבידיה NVIDIA תל אביב

Nvidia donates $15 million to non-profits amidst war

24.12.23|Meir Orbach
Thousands of employees from 30 different countries donated $5 million, an amount that was tripled by Nvidia with an additional $10 million donation
נפילה נפילת רקטה קריית שמונה טיל חזבאללה לבנון מלחמה חרבות ברזל 2.11.23

"It doesn't matter how long the economic rebound takes. We're long-term bullish on Israel"

22.12.23|Reuters and CTech
Around 70 investors, CEOs, and senior executives of US-based technology, venture capital, and private equity firms took part in a three-day series of economic planning sessions, solidarity discussions, and support meetings in Israel this week
לן בלווטניק הפגנה בהרווארד

Billionaire Len Blavatnik suspending donations to Harvard due to anti-Semitism on campus

21.12.23|CTech
The Blavatnik family foundation has donated at least $270 million to the university to date
חניון מכוניות ענק ב נמל אילת

Eilat Port activity plummets 85% as Houthi attacks escalate in the Red Sea

21.12.23|Reuters
Eilat, which primarily handles car imports and potash exports coming from the Dead Sea, pales in size compared to Israel's Mediterranean ports in Haifa and Ashdod but offers Israel a gateway to the East without the need to navigate the Suez Canal
צוות Israel Resilience Fund משמאל מנהל הקרן ג'ף קופייצקי מנכ"ל OurCrowd ג'ון מדבד אלון טל מאיה זכודין קורן

OurCrowd announces $50 million Israel Resilience Fund with eight initial investments

20.12.23|Meir Orbach
The fund has so far received more than $13 million in capital commitments, and approved the first eight investments from the fund, including to BlueTree, Carrar, Edgybees, and Verobotics
שש אחרי המלחמה דפנה קריב וידאו

"Entrepreneurs who were seemingly competitors joined forces for the benefit of civilians, casualties or abductees"

20.12.23|Maya Nahum Shahal
As part of Calcalist and Poalim Tech's series of online interviews "Six After War", Prof. Dafna Kariv, an expert in management and entrepreneurship from Reichman University, spoke with Poalim Tech CEO Michal Kissos Hertzog about entrepreneurship, high-tech and business resilience
משרדים 2 חברות הייטק קייב

Funding troubles plaguing both veteran and young Israeli startups

20.12.23|Meir Orbach
According to the Start-Up Nation Policy Institute, older startups (established before 2017) and those that raised significant amounts before the war are also having problems raising capital
ד"ר אודי לוי מלחמת עזה

Former Mossad official: Israel's current efforts to cozy up to Qatar are a mistake

19.12.23|Sophie Shulman
Dr. Udi Levi, former head of Mossad task force Harpoon, criticizes Netanyahu's long-time policy regarding Qatar’s financial support of Hamas, saying that ‘Israel provided legitimacy to Qatar with the suitcases of money’
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