"The state must intervene": Garbage floods Bnei Brak - and residents are desperate

Residents of Bnei Brak are facing a severe sanitation crisis: piles of garbage that have not been collected since Rosh Hashanah and sewage flooding in neighborhoods. City council member Yaakov Vider claims that the municipality, with a budget of 2.5 billion shekels, has a deficit of about 180 million shekels, leading to drastic cuts in the cleaning budget. Vider calls for state intervention.

Residents of Bnei Brak have been waking up in recent days to a harsh sanitation reality: piles of garbage not collected since Rosh Hashanah and repeated sewage flooding in neighborhoods. Dozens of complaints and documentation are flowing into the "Hayom" system, describing neglect, heavy dirt, and a strong stench. A city resident, Sarah, describes how sewage rose and flooded the street, creating a real health hazard. City council member Yaakov Vider claims that an economic collapse is the cause of the crisis. According to him, the municipality's budget for 2026 stands at 2.5 billion shekels, almost three times the budget of the Ministry of Interior, but the municipality has reached a deficit of nearly 180 million shekels. Vider explains that the cleaning budget, which stands at 200 million shekels, has been drastically cut due to the deficits, and the result is piles of garbage and rats entering even kindergartens. Vider calls on the State of Israel to intervene, arguing that this is a national issue, not just a local one. A discussion on the matter is expected to take place tomorrow in the city council.