With almost all foreign airlines halting flights to and from Israel in the fourth quarter of 2023, El Al had a monopoly on many of the routes to and from Tel Aviv.
Excluding army votes, the voter turnout in Israel's local elections was under 50%. Ron Huldai held Tel Aviv; Moshe Lion romped home in Jerusalem; Einat Kalisch-Rotem slumped to defeat in Haifa.
The Israeli company, founded by Amnon Shashua and Ziv Aviram, plans a Wall Street flotation for its profitable visual assistance devices and is cutting 50 employees.
The company's technology aims to locate everything underground that could complicate construction, and remove obstacles that can be found before work begins.
The shekel is gaining strongly after the Bank of Israel left the interest rate unchanged at 4.5% on Monday despite the expectations of many that there would be a 0.25% cut.
The five-year contract is for advanced protection, fighting capabilities and sensors suite for the Australian Army's Redback Infantry Fighting Vehicles.