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The Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE) ended the Hebrew year with total market capitalization above $1 trillion for the first time. The TA-35 rose 40.5% during the year, while the TA-125 gained 36.8%. Both outperformed the S&P 500 (18.1%), Nasdaq 100 (21.8%), and MSCI World (19.1%).

Israel tops the 2026 GDP growth table of the 38 OECD countries.

Israeli startups raised at least $2.4 billion in cybersecurity funding during the 3rd quarter of 2026 – nearly half of that raised by the whole of the world’s cybersecurity sector.

Israel Aerospace Industries has successfully converted an Airbus A330-300 from wide-body passenger plane to cargo plane and completed its maiden flight. The A330-300BDSF has capacity for up to 30 containers and payload capability of up to 61 tons.

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Cybersecurity giant Palo Alto Networks has crossed a new milestone on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange, becoming the first company in the exchange’s history to reach a market capitalization of NIS 1 trillion ($326 billion).

Netafim, Israel's drip irrigation creators, has opened its largest factories to date in Hermosillo, Mexico. The 30,000-sqm plant will supply farmers across North and Central America, and will be equipped with advanced automation systems, creating some 200 direct jobs.

Israeli airline Arkia announced Tuesday that it is launching the first direct flights from Tel Aviv to Manila, Philippines starting Jan 2027. The 12-hour flight will be on an Airbus A330.

El Al will add Starlink internet services to its aircraft starting in 2027. The new onboard service (free subject to conditions) "will provide a fast, stable and continuous browsing experience throughout the flight, just like at home."