Bank of Israel - Press Releases - The Banking Supervision Department instructs the banking system to operate under emergency procedures
Central bank: boi | Type: statement | Date: 2019-11-12

The Banking
Supervision Department has instructed the banking system to operate under
emergency proceduresin the relevant areas, in accordance with
instructions from the IDF Home Front Command.
As per the
emergency procedures, which are based on the Banking Supervision Department's
Proper Conduct of Banking Business Directive 355 regarding Business Continuity,
the banking corporation must only operate branches that are predefined as
emergency branches (core branches).  At
the head offices of the banks, only essential workers responsible for essential
processes will work.  In this context, it
is emphasized that banking service is defined as an essential service to the
public.​