Road signs in Israel
Road signs in Israel are decided by the Ministry of Transportation in the Division of Transportation Planning, most recently set forth in June 2011. They generally use the same pattern of colors, shapes, and symbols as used in most countries of Europe and the Middle East and set out in the Vienna Convention on Road Signs and Signals. Language. Signs employ three scripts – Hebrew, Arabic, and Latin – and are written in Hebrew and Arabic, the two official languages of the country, and in English. The stop sign, however, instead of displaying words in three languages, conveys  its meaning through the depiction of a raised hand. Signs giving warnings. Signs warning of hazardous conditions or dangerous situations (e.g. "Intersection" or "Steep incline ahead" bear a black-on-white symbol inside a red-bordered triangle (point uppermost). Signs giving orders. With the exception of the special shapes used for "Stop" and "Yield" signs (respectively, an octagon and a downward-pointing triangle), signs giving orders are circular and are of two kinds: Signs giving information. Signs giving information are generally rectangular (sometimes pointed at one end in the case of direction signage). Highways in Israel are classified as: Route -marker signs are also color-coded: Most directional signs to towns and cities are: The sign for permitted parking features a white-on-blue "P" for "parking" enclosed by the Hebrew letter Het ("ח") for ""hanaya"" (), which also means "parking"). The sign informing users that they are on a priority road is a white-edged yellow "diamond" (i.e. a square turned through 45°).