Road signs in Israel

Signs employ three scripts – Hebrew, Arabic, and Latin – and are written in Hebrew and Arabic, the two official languages of the country, and in English.

The stop sign, however, instead of displaying words in three languages, conveys its meaning through the depiction of a raised hand.

Signs warning of hazardous conditions or dangerous situations (e.g. "Intersection" or "Steep incline ahead" bear a black-on-white symbol inside a red-bordered triangle (point uppermost).

• Signs giving warnings
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  Stop sign ahead
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  Rough road
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  Sharp left curve
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  Sharp right curve
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  Winding left curve
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  Winding right curve
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  Curve left and then right
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  Curve right and then left
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  Winding road ahead
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  Road narrows ahead
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  Road narrows from right ahead
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  Narrow bridge warning
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  Roadworks
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  Intersection ahead
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  Side road on the left ahead
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  Side road on the right ahead
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  T-intersection
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  Staggered crossroads
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  Roundabout ahead
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  Minor road merging from the right
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  Merge with major road from the left
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  Minor road merging from the left
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  Merge with major road from the right
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  Possible Traffic congestion
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  Traffic congestion ahead
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  Rock slide zone
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  Dangerous descent
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  Danger of skidding
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  Pedestrian crosswalk
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  Pedestrians nearby
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  Children or School crosswalk
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  Two-way traffic
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  Speed breaker
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  Camel
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  Farm vehicles crossing
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  Bicycle traffic crossing
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  Traffic signal ahead
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  Railroad crossing ahead
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  Tram crossing ahead

With the exception of the special shapes used for "Stop" and "Yield" signs (respectively, an octagon and a downward-pointing triangle), signs giving orders are circular and are of two kinds:

• Prohibitory signs (e.g. "No left turn") take the form of a black-on-white symbol inside a red-bordered circle, sometimes with the addition of a red slash through the symbol.
• Mandatory signs (e.g. "Turn right only") bear a white symbol on a blue disk.

• Signs giving orders
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  Give Way
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  Stop
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  Roundabout
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  Go
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  Yield to oncoming traffic
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  Closed to all vehicles
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  No entry
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  Cars prohibiton
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  Cars and Motorbikes prohibition
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  Motorbikes prohibiton
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  Tractors and work vehicles prohibition
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  Bicycles prohibiton
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  Pedestrians prohibiton
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  Pedestrians, Bicycles, Work transport, and Animals prohibiton
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  No trucks weighing over 10 tonnes
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  No vehicles weighing over 6 tonnes
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  No vehicles higher than 4.6 meters
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  No vehicles wider than 2.1 meters
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  Region not allowed Driving lessons
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  End of region not allowed Driving lessons
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  Urban area
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  End of urban area
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  Speed limit (50 km/h)
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  Speed limit (50 km/h)
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  End of Speed limit (50 km/h)
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  No left turn ahead
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  No right turn ahead
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  No U-turns
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  Parking prohibiton
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  Parking and stopping prohibition
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  End of Parking prohibition
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  Parking of trucks weighing over 10,000 kg prohibited
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  End of Parking prohibition of trucks weighing over 10,000 kg
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  Customs

• Mandatory signs
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  Go straight or right
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  Go straight or left
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  Go straight
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  Go right before sign
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  Go left before sign
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  Turn right after sign
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  Turn left after sign
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  Go right or left
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  Go straight or make right U-Turn
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  Go straight or make left U-Turn
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  Compulsory right U-Turn
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  Compulsory left U-Turn
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  Pass designated place on right or left
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  Pass designated place on right
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  Pass designated place on left
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  Entry to freeway
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  End to freeway
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  Road only for mechanical transport vehicles that can achieve speeds of more than 55 km/h
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  Road for mechanical transport only
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  Start of traffic calming area
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  End of traffic calming area
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  Traffic recession area
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  The edge of a traffic recession area
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  One-way lane for bicycle traffic
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  The end of the bike path
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  Pedestrian path only
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  Bicycle path only
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  Pedestrian and bicycle path only
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  Separate path for pedestrians only, and a separate path for bicycle traffic
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  Road or toll road.
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  Road end or toll lane.

Signs giving information are generally rectangular (sometimes pointed at one end in the case of direction signage).

Highways in Israel are classified as:

• National (single-digit number)
• Inter-city (two digits)
• Regional (three digits)
• Local (four digits)

Route-marker signs are also color-coded:

• Freeways (Blue)
• Expressways (Red)
• Regional routes (Green)
• Local roads (Black, formerly Brown)

Most directional signs to towns and cities are:

• white-on-blue (freeways)
• white-on-green (other main roads)
• black-on-white (local destinations)
• white-on-brown (tourist destinations: landmarks, historical sites, nature reserves, etc.).

The sign for permitted parking features a white-on-blue "P" for "parking" enclosed by the Hebrew letter Het ("ח") for "hanaya" (Hebrew: חניה), which also means "parking").

The sign informing users that they are on a priority road is a white-edged yellow "diamond" (i.e. a square turned through 45°).

• Information signs
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  National Freeway (1 digit)
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  National Freeway which is also an Inter-City Expressway (1 digit)
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  National Inter-City Expressway (1 digit)
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  Inter-City Expressway (2 digits)
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  National Expressway (2 digit)
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  Regional roads (3 digits)
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  Local roads (4 digits)
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  Freeway sign
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  Major road sign
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  Local destination sign
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  Tourist destination sign
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  Street sign
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  Entry to toll
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  Parking (sign can be two-sided)
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  Handicapped parking
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  Pedestrian crosswalk
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  Exit sign
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  Border sign