The past week in Israel

A 28-second video of four stories from 30 September to 4 October 2026 in The State of Israel app: Palo Alto Networks at about NIS 1 trillion on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange, the first patient in Silexion's pancreatic cancer trial at Ichilov, the Rishon LeZion Fast Lanes hub, and the best Israeli film prize for Hager (Land). Silent video.

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Video published: Oct 6, 2026

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The footage is the live app at TheStateOfIsrael.com, recorded on 7 October 2026 in a phone-sized browser and shown on a 3D iPhone: the home feed, its Positive tab, then four articles from the past week. Each title states one fact from the article on screen.

The State of Israel is available on the web at TheStateOfIsrael.com and as an app for iPhone and Android.

0:00 · The Past Week in Israel

TheStateOfIsrael.com presents The Past Week in Israel. The app opens on its home feed, and its Positive tab lists four stories from 30 September to 4 October 2026.

0:07 · Palo Alto Hits NIS 1 Trillion

Palo Alto Networks reached a market value of about NIS 1 trillion on 1 October 2026, the first company listed on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange to reach that level. The article opens from the Positive feed.

0:12 · Cancer Trial Begins at Ichilov

Silexion Therapeutics treated the first patient in its global Phase 2/3 trial of SIL204, an investigational treatment for locally advanced pancreatic cancer, at Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center (Ichilov), as it announced on 30 September 2026. This is the start of treatment, not a trial result.

0:15 · Fast Lanes Reach Rishon LeZion

Ayalon Highways opened the second phase of its Fast Lanes project on 4 October 2026: a transport hub in western Rishon LeZion with about 3,500 free parking spaces and free electric shuttles that run in a dedicated lane to employment areas in Gush Dan.

0:19 · Hager Wins Best Israeli Film

Hager (Land), directed by Shmuel Beru, won the best Israeli film prize at the 42nd Haifa International Film Festival, announced on 2 October 2026. It follows an Ethiopian Jewish family in 1973 as members of its community prepare a dangerous journey through Sudan to Israel.

0:23 · Try it out on TheStateOfIsrael.com

Try it out on TheStateOfIsrael.com. The end card shows the app icon and the official App Store and Google Play badges, each beside the app's name, The State of Israel.

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