In contrast to the first weekend of public transportation during the war, the Transportation Ministry now restricts travel to soldiers and security forces, leaving citizens stranded.
While Israeli residents are advised to avoid all non-essential travel, Israel's Transportation Ministry posted further information regarding traffic operation schedules.
According to the announcement, the Blue Line will begin operations in stages between 2028 and 2030.
More than 7 in 10 Israelis want Shabbat transportation while nearly 8 in 10 support an IDF draft for yeshiva students, according to the recent Hiddush annual religion and state index for 2023.
MK Bitan demanded an update at the meeting on why this part of the reform had not happened and when it would.
The children have been left dangling 900 feet above the ground after one of the cables holding the chairlift snapped mid-journey.
While incorporating Sunday into the Israeli weekend will not, in itself, cause religious tensions in Israel to dissipate, it will ease them significantly.
The public transportation project broke ground in 2011, and it was most recently promised that it would begin operating by the end of 2022.
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