The process of opening shops and small businesses in Israel declined during the last quarter of last year by about 20% on an annual basis. This occurred during the Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip.

Israel witnessed a decline in technology sector investments over the past year. The technology industry in Israel is going through a crisis that it described as "difficult," and it appears through decline in investments, layoffs of workers, and the collapse of fast-growing emerging companies. Israel is witnessing an aversion to one of the most important types of foreign investors, who are called “angel investors”