Welfare offices across the country will begin work at 10:30 next week, in protest of recent patient violence against social workers, and the refusal of the Welfare Ministry to fund security in the offices.
Last week, a patient trapped a social worker in an office in Kiryat Gat and threatened with physical violence. The patient was ultimately arrested by the police.
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