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Wednesday, July 3, 2019
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Wednesday, July 3, 2019
Transportation Ministry opens public hotline to deal with blocked roads
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleTransportation Minister Betzalel Smotrich orders the opening of a hotline for Israelis stuck in expected traffic jams due to Ethiopian-Israeli protests.
Protests are expected to renew this afternoon for a third day, after a police officer shot and killed a 19-year-old Ethiopian-Israeli man on Sunday.
The hotline will let the public notify authorities, including the traffic police, about blocked roads, speeding up police response and enabling faster reopening of roads, a statement from Smotrich’s office says.
It will also provide callers with information on blocked roads and rerouted traffic in their area.
The hotline can be reached at *8787.
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