Hundreds of public sector doctors in Israel walked off their hospital jobs Tuesday in a wildcat strike to demand better pay and conditions.
The rare action by physicians was the latest in a series of protests this month in the Jewish state where social issues have taken centre stage amid a lull in Israeli-Palestinian violence.
In the city of Haifa, resident physicians at the main Rambam Hospital blocked a main road, while in Tel Aviv, hundreds left key departments barely staffed to attend protests against what they say are worsening conditions in public hospitals.
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This week doctors rejected Finance Ministry proposals for a pay raise of up to 40 percent, saying these failed to address their demands to hire more medical staff at overcrowded hospitals.
Doctors from nine hospitals in the densely populated Tel Aviv and Haifa areas joined the walkout
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