Intel employs over 9000 people in Israel [1]. There's significant chip development and manufacturing talent there, so it's not really all that surprising if Ap

Intel employs over 9000 people in Israel [1]. There's significant chip development and manufacturing talent there, so it's not really all that surprising if Apple has a team there for those purposes. Also Apple bought out Intel's modem division in 2019 [2], so chances are that group was already Israel based under Intel. 1. https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/corporate-responsibility/intel-in-israel.html https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/corporate-responsibi... 2. https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2019/07/apple-to-acquire-the-majority-of-intels-smartphone-modem-business/ https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2019/07/apple-to-acquire-the-...