Despite being geographically part of the Middle East, they are members of the European Cricket Council.

[4] They regularly take part in the European Championship, and are currently ranked the 12th best non-Test team in Europe by the International Cricket Council (ICC),[5] having been an associate member of that organisation since 1974.

[6] In April 2018, the ICC decided to grant full Twenty20 International (T20I) status to all its members.

[8] The first national league was formed in 1966, which led to the formation of the Israel Cricket Association (ICA) in 1968.

They reached the plate competition of the ICC Trophy in 1990[12] and 1994[13] and in 1996 competed in the first European Championship in Denmark, finishing eighth in the eight team tournament.

[20] In the 2006 tournament, the Israeli team were again met with protests, due to the then ongoing crisis in the Middle East.

Given the change in the ICC laws, despite playing matches in previous years, Israel's participation in the qualifiers in Belgium for the 2024 T20 World Cup was recognised as its first official T20 internationals.

In the 7th place play-off, it defeated Hungary by 12 runs with Gabriel Schachat adjudged man of the match.