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Israel is expecting its best wheat harvest in a decade, plus a record-breaking avocado season. A combination of ideal weather conditions is expected to yield some 140,000 tons of wheat and massive expansion of avocado plantations in recent years should yield over 300,000 tons of avocados.  

Israel’s Ofir-SouthUp Ventures is targeting $20 million-$30 million to invest in startups that operate in or relocate to Israel’s Western Negev. The aim is to turn the region into a high-tech hub.

Israel’s Team8 (see previously) has raised $365 million in fresh funds to invest in local startups. Israel’s FIMI (see previously) has secured $1.75 billion, the largest fund in its history. And Israeli gaming fund vgames (see ) has raised $500 million for a new financing platform.

New figures show that Israel has risen to eighth place in a ranking of the top European and regional nations investing in the UK. 19 Israeli companies either established or expanded operations in the UK from 2024-2025 helping Israel rise from 10th to eighth place in the per capita rankings.

Israeli exports reached an all-time high of $169 billion over the past year. The previous record was $166 billion in 2022 and came despite ongoing geopolitical challenges, boycotts by several countries, disruptions to global shipping routes, and the increase in value of the Israeli Shekel.

Greece is buying a multi-layer air defense system worth up to €3.5 billion ($4 billion) from Israel. Greece’s “Achilles Shield,” will comprise Israeli radars and missiles from Rafael and IA, plus several types of drones and Embraer’s C-390 military transport aircraft.

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A consortium of Israeli banks has signed a NIS 9.6 billion contract for the construction and operation stages of the Nofit light-rail project linking Haifa to Nazareth. 30+ light-rail vehicles will travel up to 62 mph some 41 km, with 20 stations, transit terminals and park-and-ride facilities.

While many hi-tech companies are shedding staff to cut costs, Palo Alto Networks and Nvidia Israel continue to recruit hundreds of Israeli engineers and researchers. AI isn't eliminating engineering jobs at the industry's two biggest winners, but it is fundamentally changing the skills they expect from candidates.