Israeli Economy Ekes Out 1.2% Growth in Q2 as Gaza War Rages On

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel's economy grew less than expected in the second quarter of 2024, extending a period of volatility since the start of war in Gaza, but the weakness is likely not enough to ... Read More

How Israel’s War Economy Defied Economic Predictions

When Hamas launched its attack on Israel on October 7, 2023, and Israel went to war, economists worldwide braced for a familiar pattern. History teaches us that wars devastate economies in predictable ... Read More

Israel’s economy is paying a high price for its widening war

In late September, as Israel’s nearly year-long war widened and its credit rating was downgraded yet again, the country’s finance minister, Bezalel Smotrich, said that, while Israel’s economy was ... Read More

Israel’s economy fights to recover as Israel-Hamas war rages on

JERUSALEM — Israel’s economy is fighting to recover after taking a battering in the final quarter of 2023 after the country was forced into an all-out war with ... Read More

Fragile Global Economy Faces New Crisis in Israel-Gaza War

A war in the Middle East could complicate efforts to contain inflation at a time when world output is “limping along.” By Alan Rappeport and Patricia Cohen Reporting from the annual meetings of the ... Read More

Israeli economy ekes out 1.2% GDP growth in Q2

JERUSALEM — Israel’s economy grew less than expected in the second quarter (Q2) of 2024, extending a period of volatility since the start of war in Gaza,but the weakness is likely not enough to prompt ... Read More

Israeli economy ekes out 1.2% growth in Q2 as Gaza war rages on

The war has raged in Gaza since the Oct. 7 cross-border attack on southern Israel by Hamas-led Palestinian militants. Over the first half of 2024, Israel's economy grew 2.5% at an annual rate versus 4 ... Read More