The Tax Authority has instructed its staff not to handle property damage claims from Bnei Brak residents related to the war, following a violent incident in the city earlier this week, according to reports. The measure expands the freeze on aid that was previously applied to Tel Aviv.
The Tax Authority has instructed its staff to stop processing war-damage property claims from Bnei Brak residents, following a violent incident in the city earlier this week. The instruction, reported at 16:01 Jerusalem time, extends the freeze on aid that was previously applied to Tel Aviv, as The Zioneer reported earlier on Friday.
The sequence of events began on Friday at 13:41 Jerusalem, when reports emerged that Tax Authority inspectors entering Bnei Brak were attacked by a mob, described as a "lynching." At the same time, the Tax Authority director was reported to have conditioned the restoration of aid on the municipality's condemnation of the attack. By 13:41, the Authority had officially halted payouts to Bnei Brak. The freeze on Bnei Brak was then confirmed in a bulletin at 15:21 Jerusalem, before the new instruction to staff was reported at 16:01.
The attack and the Authority's response have drawn condemnation and criticism. As The Zioneer reported on Wednesday, Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich condemned the attack on Tax Authority workers. MK Israel Cohen (United Torah Judaism) criticized the Authority for freezing aid to Tel Aviv, arguing it punishes entire communities for the actions of a few.
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