Government employees are continuing strike actions launched earlier in the week, resulting in the continued closure of Employee Services offices as well as an interruption of other services. Interior Ministry officials are not issuing passports and teudat zehut identity cards.

Transportation Ministry testers are not giving drivers’ road tests, but theory written exams are taking place.

Social workers joined in on Thursday, closing the doors of their offices to citizens seeking assistance.

(Yechiel Spira – YWN Israel)