Submarines and electric battery-powered trucks might seem as odd a mix as water and oil, but the connection runs deep and Israeli. British-Israeli firm Tevva has figured out how to use electric battery technology originally developed to power submarines in its eco-friendly trucks. Investors are now taking notice big time....

Israel is to promote an initiative to link the port of Haifa to the Jordanian rail network and from there to Saudi Arabia and other Gulf states, The Times of Israel reported Sunday. Called “Tracks for Regional Peace”, the initiative aims at creating a regional transportation network that will promote...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has once again reached out to the Iranian people using social media. In a World Cup-themed video, Netanyahu compared the courage displayed by the Iranian World Cup team in defending against Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo, to the courage of those Iranians protesting the regime. Netanyahu...

Following an IDF airstrike in Gaza, Hamas launched at least 13 rockets into Israel overnight prompting thousands in southern Israel to seek shelter, The Times of Israel reported Wednesday. The Israeli airstrike targeted the car of one of the leaders of a cell that has been launching incendiary kites and...

Israel’s Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Ltd announced Tuesday a contract worth over $193 million to supply its TROPHY missile defense system to the United States Army, The Times of Israel reported. The TROPHY, developed by Rafael and the Israel Aircraft Industries’ Elta Group, is designed to protect tanks and other...

Eight Israeli startups were among the 61 early-stage companies recognized by the World Economic Forum for their design and development of potentially world-changing innovations and technologies. Watergen, a Rishon LeTzion-based company whose technology generates clean drinking water from the air; Utilis , whose satellite technology detects leaks in underground water pipes, and...

Tehran’s Grand Bazaar was shut by protesters shouting slogans against the ruling class, including “death to Palestine,” The Times of Israel reported Monday. The protests were sparked by the continued collapse of Iran’s currency, the rial, which now trades at 90,000 for one dollar. According to the Times, “the demonstrations...

In an exclusive press briefing hosted by The Israel Project in Washington, D.C. on Monday, Israeli opposition leader Yair Lapid said “Israel will not tolerate an Iranian presence in Syria. Period.” If diplomatic negotiations fail to resolve the crisis, Lapid insisted, Israel “will take any measures necessary.” Lapid – one...

On the historic first official Royal visit to Israel, Prince William visited Yad Vashem and met top Israeli leaders, The Jerusalem Post reported Tuesday. The prince began by visiting Yad Vashem, the Holocaust memorial located in Jerusalem. He laid a wreath at the memorial’s Hall of Remembrance and met with...

Yair Lapid, one of the leaders of Israel’s opposition in the Knesset, on Monday urged the international media to acknowledge the two sides involved in the Hamas-orchestrated “March of Return” at the Gaza-Israeli border – the terrorist group Hamas, which “wanted as many casualties as possible,” and Israel, which “had...