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Israel economy powered to 12.4% gain in Q3 after end of Iran conflict

The third-quarter gain tops a Reuters consensus of an 8% expansion

Many union members have stopped expressing their views because “the (US) government has promised and proven that saying the wrong thing can trigger life-altering immigration consequences, particularly for visa holders and Lawful Permanent Residents,” the complaint says.

Labor unions sue US over monitoring social media of visa holders

[WASHINGTON] Labour unions filed a lawsuit against the US government on Thursday, alleging that the Trump administration violated the First Amendment rights of people who are legally in the United Sta...

An Israeli army soldier walks past the memorials of victims of the Oct 7, 2023 attacks at the Nova Festival grounds in Reim in southern Israel on Oct 6, 2025, a day before the attacks' second anniversary. Hamas' October 2023 attack resulted in the deaths of 1,219 people, mostly civilians, according to an AFP tally of Israeli official figures.

Israel marks Oct 7 anniversary as talks held to end Gaza war

ISRAEL marks the second anniversary of the Oct 7, 2023 attack on Tuesday, as Hamas and Israeli negotiators hold indirect talks to end the two-year war in Gaza under a US proposed peace plan.

Smoke billows following an Israeli strike in Gaza City, on Oct 2, 2025, as pictured from Nuseirat in central Gaza.

Hamas says ready for peace talks, Trump urges Israel to halt Gaza bombing

HAMAS said on Friday it was ready to start immediate talks on freeing the Israeli hostages it holds and ending the Gaza war, welcoming US President Donald Trump’s call for Israel to stop bombing the P...

Protesters gather outside the United States embassay to protest against the arrest of South African MP Mandla Mandela and other activists onboard various boats off Gaza, in Johannesburg, South Africa, Oct 3 2025.  Hamas said that it had agreed to release all of the Israeli hostages held in Gaza as well as the bodies of those who had died, in response to the peace proposal introduced by President Donald Trump earlier this week.

Hamas agrees to release Israeli hostages but sets conditions

HAMAS agreed to release the last of the hostages from its 2023 attack on Israel, but said the rest of US President Donald Trump’s 20-point peace plan would be subject to negotiation.

Israel’s annual inflation rate eased to 2.9 per cent in August from 3.1 per cent in July, moving back to within the government’s 1-3 per cent annual target.

Bank of Israel keeps rates on hold as Gaza war endures

The central bank left its benchmark rate at 4.50% for the 14th meeting in a row

US President Donald Trump expressed optimism about a Gaza deal amid a growing push to end the war and free hostages held by Palestinian militant group Hamas since their Oct 7, 2023 attack on Israel.

Trump says will ‘not allow’ Israel to annex West Bank

[WASHINGTON] US President Donald Trump said on Thursday he would not allow key ally Israel to annex the West Bank, after threats by some Israeli cabinet members to do so to kill any two-state solution...

US President Donald Trump’s rebuke of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (pictured) was uncommon, as the US president has given the Israeli leader almost unstinting backing since returning to the Oval Office in January.

Trump issues rare rebuke to Netanyahu over Qatar strikes

US PRESIDENT Donald Trump gave Benjamin Netanyahu a rare slap on the wrist Tuesday over Israel’s strikes against Hamas in Qatar, as he insisted he played no role in the attack by one close US ally aga...

A damaged building, following an Israeli attack on Hamas leaders in Doha, Qatar.

Oil advances as Israel’s strike in Qatar revives risk premium

[DOHA] Oil jumped after an Israeli attack in Qatar escalated the conflict in the Middle East, the source of about a third of the world’s supplies, increasing the geopolitical risk premium for crude.

People attend a demonstration organised by families and friends of Israelis held hostage by Palestinian militants, Tel Aviv, Israel, Aug 17, 2025.

Mass rally in Tel Aviv calls for end to Gaza war, hostage deal

TENS of thousands of demonstrators gathered on Sunday evening in Tel Aviv to call for an end to the war in Gaza and the release of hostages, one of the largest demonstrations in Israel since the start...