64 candidates in the local authority elections appealed (Thursday) to the Minister of the Interior demanding to postpone the elections once more. They claim that 500 candidates are still being recruited into the reserves and are essential to the IDF, which cannot release them.

"Precisely At this time, when the municipal system is almost paralyzed, we must hold elections and strengthen the resilience of the home front," says Anat Khouli, an independent candidate for the presidency of the local council in Nimina-Givat Ada. Three of the four leaders in the faction were drafted.