Investment in Israeli startups and tech firms slowed in the past three months, dropping 20 percent compared with the previous quarter, amid a prolonged war with the Hamas terror group in Gaza and intense fighting with the Hezbollah terror group in the north, according to a report compiled by research center IVC and LeumiTech. Israeli tech startups raised $2.43 billion in capital from investors from July through September, compared with $3.05 billion during the previous quarter. So far this year, Israeli tech firms have raised about $7.22 billion from investors, an increase of 32% compared with the same period last year.