Clocks in Israel leap forward an hour as daylight saving time begins

People in Israel got an hour less sleep overnight Thursday-Friday as 2 a.m. became 3 a.m.

A clock in a Tel Aviv hotel. (Sophie Gordon/Flash90)
A clock in a Tel Aviv hotel. (Sophie Gordon/Flash90)

Israel moved toward summer overnight Thursday-Friday, with clocks jumping forward one hour, from 2 a.m. to 3 a.m., marking the start of daylight saving time.

Daylight saving time will end on October 26, 2025.

Israel made the move nearly three weeks after the US, where most locations changed the clocks on March 9.

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