The Government Freedom of Information Unit's 2025 report recorded 16,896 requests, a 21% increase from 2024's 13,954. The Ministry of Transportation and Road Safety, Education Ministry, Israel Police, and Health Ministry received the highest number of requests, according to N12.
The Government Freedom of Information Unit's 2025 report, released Wednesday, recorded 16,896 requests filed with government agencies — a 21% rise from 13,954 in 2024. The Ministry of Transportation and Road Safety, the Ministry of Education, the Israel Police, and the Ministry of Health received the highest volume of requests, according to the report as cited by N12. This update builds on earlier reports from The Zioneer at 06:33 Jerusalem, which first noted the overall increase and the Transportation Ministry's failure to submit its own statutory report on its activities.
The Zioneer's initial reporting at 06:33 Jerusalem highlighted that the Transportation Ministry, the Health Ministry, and the IDF received the most justified complaints, with the Transportation Ministry notably failing to submit its statutory report on its activities. A separate report at the same time also noted that the Population and Immigration Authority, the Ministry of Welfare and Social Security, and others had the highest positive response rates to public requests. These reports were based on data from the Government Freedom of Information Unit, as reported by Channel 12 and N12.
In a related context, The Zioneer reported in June 2025 on the first government digitalization report, which found that 65% of Israeli public services are already online, a backdrop to the ongoing efforts to improve transparency.
The report does not elaborate on the reasons for the sharp increase in requests or the specific circumstances behind the Transportation Ministry's non-compliance with statutory reporting. Further details on the ministry's response remain unverified.
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