Israel was hit by another health care crisis Monday, when 2,600 physicians walked off the job at government hospitals all over the country.
Their 24-hour strike was called in support of longstanding demands for salaries equal to those paid doctors employed by Kupat Holim, the Hista-drut health care agency.
A Jerusalem labor court denied the Health Ministry a restraining order Sunday.
The court found that the Government Doctors Association gave the statutory three-week advance notice of the work stoppage but that the government failed to meet with them in that period to discuss their grievances.
The state-owned hospitals have gone on a restricted Sabbath schedule Monday and Tuesday. Elective surgery has been postponed, and only emergency procedures arc being carried out.
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