Police spent 19 million shekels on trucks to block protests
The Israel Police spent 19 million shekels on renting trucks to block roads during protests in 2023–2025. According to the draft contract, suppliers must provide at least 70 vehicles simultaneously. Expenditures decreased from 10 million in 2023 to 3 million in 2025.
The Israel Police spent 19 million shekels on renting trucks to block roads during protests in 2023–2025. According to the draft contract, suppliers must provide at least 70 vehicles simultaneously. In 2023, amid mass protests against the judicial reform, expenditures amounted to 10 million shekels, in 2024 — 6 million, and in 2025 — 3 million. The rental price for transportation and loading operations rose: 550 thousand shekels in 2023, 700 thousand in 2024, and one million in 2025. The most sought-after vehicle will be a truck for road blocking with a closed body at least seven meters long and weighing up to 15 tons. A 30-ton truck with a crane is also included. The contract covers the police, fire and rescue service, and prison service. The article references the economic publication Calcalist.