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Chevron and partners approve Leviathan expansion to boost Israel gas output

The Final Investment Decision aims to increase capacity to approximately 21 BCM annually through new wells and platform upgrades.

Jack Baker, managing director of Chevron’s Eastern Mediterranean region.
US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hold a press conference after meeting at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida, US, December 29, 2025.

United States renews 2004 free trade agreement with Israel for 2026

 An illustrative image depicting US import tariffs.

Trump’s tariffs hit Americans with record costs and global trade disruption - opinion

 Israel flag with stock market finance, economy trend graph digital technology.

Economic recovery must be Israel’s priority for 2026 - opinion


Israel-China economic diplomacy: The limits following the Hamas attack on Israel - opinion

Beijing is hopeful that once peace is restored in the region, Israel will go back to business as usual with China.

 CHINESE FOREIGN MINISTER Wang Yi speaks with Mousa Abu Marzouk (right) – the head of Hamas’s international relations office based in Qatar – and Mahmoud al-Aloul, vice chairman of the Fatah Central Committee, in Beijing last year.

Shekel gains continue as Gaza talks progress

The shekel continues to trade at its strongest levels against the dollar since early 2023.

 New Israeli Shekel banknotes and coins, illustrative. November 9, 2021

Trump’s second term brings uncertainty to Wall Street and global markets – opinion

Market confusion grows under Trump’s second term despite strong earnings.

 TRADERS WORK on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange last week. On the table, there is a cap with the word, ‘Trump,’ and a cut-out figure of the US president.

The Abraham trade route: A roadmap for peace, power, and prosperity - opinion

The Abraham trade route is not a fantasy – it is a necessity. And the time to make it a reality is now.

 AN IRANIAN military ship takes part in a drill in the coastal area of the Gulf of Oman, near the Strait of Hormuz, in 2022.

Why Israel must shift from global forums to stronger bilateral ties – opinion

With anti-Israel sentiment dominating global institutions, direct alliances may be Israel’s best strategy for security and diplomacy.

 FOREIGN MINISTER Gideon Sa’ar shakes hands with Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani at the end of a joint news conference in Rome; illustrative..

Tariffs can be useful, harmful, and as we may all soon learn, catastrophic - opinion

MIDDLE ISRAEL: One of Trump’s most promising election vows was to “end wars.” Well, a tariff rampage is no way to end wars. It is, however, a way to start them.  

 US PRESIDENT Donald Trump holds a signed executive order on tariffs on aluminum imports, in the Oval Office of the White House.

US-India trade route will include Israel, Trump says

The aim of the route was to link "our allies with ports, railways, and undersea cables," Trump noted.

 U.S. President Donald Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi meet in the Oval Office at the White House on February 13, 2025 in Washington, DC.

US delays tariffs for Mexico, Canada for one month

In three executive orders, the United States imposed 25% tariffs on Mexican and most Canadian imports and a further 10% on goods from China, starting on Tuesday.

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Houthis' Red Sea blockade had minimal impact on Israel and global trade, study finds

Following the outbreak of the war in October 2023, the Houthi rebels, supported by Iran, joined the attacks on Israel.

 Protesters, mainly Houthi supporters, rally to show support to Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, amid the Israel-Hamas conflict, in Sanaa, Yemen December 6, 2024.