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    <schemaVersion>X0609</schemaVersion>

    <documentType>4</documentType>

    <periodOfReport>2026-09-02</periodOfReport>

    <notSubjectToSection16>0</notSubjectToSection16>

    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0001015922</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>CHECK POINT SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGIES LTD</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>CHKP</issuerTradingSymbol>
        <issuerForeignTradingSymbol></issuerForeignTradingSymbol>
    </issuer>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001463490</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>Smith Jill D.</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerNonUSAddressFlag>true</rptOwnerNonUSAddressFlag>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>5 SHLOMO KAPLAN STREET</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2></rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>TEL AVIV</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerNonUSStateTerritory></rptOwnerNonUSStateTerritory>
            <rptOwnerCountry>L3</rptOwnerCountry>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>6789159</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription>ISRAEL</rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>1</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
            <officerTitle></officerTitle>
            <otherText></otherText>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <aff10b5One>0</aff10b5One>

    <nonDerivativeTable>
        <nonDerivativeTransaction>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Ordinary Shares, NIS 0.01 Per Share</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <transactionDate>
                <value>2026-09-02</value>
            </transactionDate>
            <deemedExecutionDate></deemedExecutionDate>
            <transactionCoding>
                <transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType>
                <transactionCode>A</transactionCode>
                <equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>
                <footnoteId id="F1"/>
            </transactionCoding>
            <transactionTimeliness></transactionTimeliness>
            <transactionAmounts>
                <transactionShares>
                    <value>1120</value>
                </transactionShares>
                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <value>0.00</value>
                </transactionPricePerShare>
                <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
                    <value>A</value>
                </transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
            </transactionAmounts>
            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>4236</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F2"/>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
            </postTransactionAmounts>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>D</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </nonDerivativeTransaction>
    </nonDerivativeTable>

    <derivativeTable>
        <derivativeTransaction>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Stock Options</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <conversionOrExercisePrice>
                <value>133.89</value>
            </conversionOrExercisePrice>
            <transactionDate>
                <value>2026-09-02</value>
            </transactionDate>
            <deemedExecutionDate></deemedExecutionDate>
            <transactionCoding>
                <transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType>
                <transactionCode>A</transactionCode>
                <equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>
            </transactionCoding>
            <transactionTimeliness></transactionTimeliness>
            <transactionAmounts>
                <transactionShares>
                    <value>5000</value>
                </transactionShares>
                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <value>133.89</value>
                </transactionPricePerShare>
                <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
                    <value>A</value>
                </transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
            </transactionAmounts>
            <exerciseDate>
                <footnoteId id="F3"/>
            </exerciseDate>
            <expirationDate>
                <value>2033-09-01</value>
            </expirationDate>
            <underlyingSecurity>
                <underlyingSecurityTitle>
                    <value>Ordinary Shares</value>
                </underlyingSecurityTitle>
                <underlyingSecurityShares>
                    <value>5000</value>
                </underlyingSecurityShares>
            </underlyingSecurity>
            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>5000</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F4"/>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
            </postTransactionAmounts>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>D</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </derivativeTransaction>
    </derivativeTable>

    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">The Reporting Person was granted by the Issuer 1,120 Restricted Share Units (RSUs) that are scheduled to vest as follows:
560 on March 2, 2027,
280 on June 2, 2027,
280 on September 2, 2027, subject to the Reporting Person's continued service as a Service Provider of the Issuer on each vesting date. Each RSU represents the right to receive one Ordinary Share of the Issuer upon vesting and settlement.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">Includes 1,853 RSUs that are scheduled to vest as follows:
367 on November 1, 2026,
560 on March 2, 2027,
280 on June 2, 2027,
280 on September 2, 2027,
366 on November 1, 2027, subject to the Reporting Person's continued service as a Service Provider of the Issuer on each vesting date. Each RSU represents the right to receive one Ordinary Share of the Issuer upon vesting and settlement.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">The Reporting Person was granted by the Issuer options to purchase 5,000 Ordinary Shares that are scheduled to vest as follows: 2,500 on March 2, 2027, 1,250 on June 2, 2027, 1,250 on September 2, 2027, subject to the Reporting Person's continued service as a Service Provider of the Issuer on each vesting date.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F4">In addition, there are 35,000 Ordinary Shares underlying options held by the Reporting Person, of which 22,500 are vested as of September 3, 2026, and the remaining 12,500 Ordinary Shares underlying the option will vest as follows: 6,250 options on November 1, 2026, and 6,250 options on November 1, 2027, subject to the Reporting Person's continued service as a Service Provider of the Issuer on the vesting date.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/S/ Shira Yashar - Attorney-in-Fact</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2026-09-03</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
</ownershipDocument>