Knesset votes for extensions on state services to lighten burden on system

The Knesset passed a law on Wednesday aimed at lightening the load on state-provided services as a result of Israel’s war with Hamas.

The law, which was passed unanimously, extends regulatory approval to ensure continued manufacture, distribution, and marketing; postponements on sanctioned payments; and postpones gas equipment inspections.

All three services included in the law have been given extensions of three months to enable these services to keep running smoothly for the duration of the war.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will be able to allow more extensions for regulatory approvals and gas equipment inspections if necessary of three months at a time and up to nine months.

In order to do these, he will require the government’s and the Legislation Committee’s approval.

Need for the law

For more extensions on sanctioned payments, Justice Minister Yariv Levin can make the decision with the same requirements made of Netanyahu.

The necessity for this law stems from the absence of many employees who have been called up to the war and the need to lighten the burden on the system.