Israeli tech sector closes ranks during conflict

By Agence France-Presse

Oct 28, 2023 12:08 am

PARIS: Israel's tech industry, a key sector of the country's economy that accounts for nearly half of exports, has closed ranks since the start of the conflict with Hamas, with numerous startups seeking to help civilians.

Eran Orr, chief executive of the Israeli-American start-up XRHealth, rushed back to Israel after Hamas militants stormed into the country from the Gaza Strip on October 7, and killed at least 1,400 people, mostly civilians and kidnapped more than 220 others, according to Israeli officials.

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