The Population and Immigration Authority announced Monday evening that the passport renewal offices in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv were closed earlier than expected. According to the announcement, reception stopped at 20:30 P.M., instead of 22:00 P.m.
as previously announced. Yesterday, the Interior Ministry opened offices in Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, Haifa and Beersheba to renew passports without an appointment. "I've been waiting in line for an hour," Boaz Cohen from Netanya said yesterday. "We explained the mistake to them but they don't care," said Moshe Petach Tikva.