The Medical Federation (Histadrut Harefui) warned Sunday evening that the state's hospital admissions system was in danger of collapsing. The warning came after the Health Ministry announced that it was telling the Magen David Adom emergency service not to take patients to Sheba Hospital at Tel Hashomer, Barzilai Hospital in Ashkelon and Haemek Hospital in Afula because they were full.

Federation Chairman Leonid Idelman said the crisis was not unique to those three facilities, in fact all hospitals were overloaded. He called on the Health and Finance ministries to invest the needed resources in additional beds and medical staffing before it's too late.