Israel's foreign exchange reserves reached a new record of 234.533 billion dollars at the end of February 2026, rising by 1.511 billion dollars from the previous month, according to the Bank of Israel. The reserves now amount to 38.2 percent of gross domestic product.

The monthly increase was mainly driven by a revaluation that added about 1.739 billion dollars, partially offset by government foreign exchange activities totaling roughly 271 million dollars. Over the past year, reserves have climbed from 220.254 billion dollars at the end of February 2025 to their current level.

In June 2025, the Bank of Israel sold nearly 300 million dollars in foreign currency, marking its first such sale since the early stages of the war in Gaza. Although the central bank announced in October 2023 a plan to sell up to 30 billion dollars to support the shekel, it ultimately sold 8.5 billion dollars, most of it during October and November 2023.