Wix, Rapyd and Amdocs became the latest Israeli tech firms to join a wave of layoffs to tighten operations, cut costs and reorganize their staff amid pressure to adapt to the new automation era. Wix, a maker of do-it-yourself website building software, on Thursday confirmed reports that it is cutting as many as 1,000 employees — or about 20 percent of its workforce in Israel and abroad — as the continued strength of the shekel has been driving up costs. The job cuts were announced after the eCommerce platform provider posted a loss in the first quarter of this year and made investments in AI-related tools. “It is clear to us that in this new era, companies need to make this change in order to lead and compete or risk falling behind,” Wix co-founder and CEO Avishai Abrahami said in a message to employees.…