Telephone numbers in Israel

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Country Code: 972

Until the 1990s, telephone numbers in Israel had 6 digits (except in its early days), and until the 2000s, there were 8 area codes allocated to Bezeq, by region. Currently numbers have seven digits and Bezeq controls 6 area codes - 04 and 06 (Haifa and northern areas) were merged, as well as 07 (south) and 08 (Shfela).

Over the last few years with the influence of VOIP long distance has been deregulated in Israel. According to the Misrad Hatikshoret one may port a VOIP number to land line carrier and vice versa giving some one the option to say have a northern number in the south of the country however one is still not allowed to port a number say from the north to the south of the country with the same kind of line (e.g. VOIP to VOIP or land line to land line).

00  - International Access Code (Kod Gisha) (for registered customers)
012 - International Access Code (Smile Tikshoret)
013 - International Access Code (NetVision 013 Barak)
014 - International Access Code (Bezeq International)
018 - International Access Code (XFONE)
02 XXX XXXX  - Jerusalem Area (ezor yerushalayim)
03 XXX XXXX  - Tel Aviv & Central Area (ezor hamerkaz)
04 XXX XXXX  - Haifa & Northern Area (ezor heifa vehatzafon)
050 XXX XXXX - Mobile (Pelephone)
052 XXX XXXX - Mobile (Cellcom)
054 XXX XXXX - Mobile (Orange)
057 XXX XXXX - Mobile (Mirs)
072 2XX XXXX - VoIP Service of Smile Tikshoret
073 2XX XXXX - Local Calls (Cellcom)
073 7XX XXXX - Local Calls (GlobeCall)
074 7XX XXXX - Local Calls (Orange)
076 88X XXXX - Local Calls (Bezeq)
077 XXX XXXX - Cable Phone Service (Hot)
078 XXX XXXX - VoIP Service (used to multiple carriers) 
08 XXX XXXX  - Lowland & Southern Area (ezor hashfela vehadarom)
09 XXX XXXX  - Sharon Area (ezor hasharon)
100 - Police (mishtara)
101 - Ambulance Service (magen david adom)
102 - Fire Fighters (mekhabei esh)
103 - Electric Corporation (hevrat hahashmal)
106 - Municipal Call Center (moked ironi) <in most cities>
107 - Municipal Call Center (moked ironi) <in some cities>
108 - Municipal Call Center (moked ironi) <in some cities>
109 - Municipal Call Center (moked ironi) <in some cities>
118 - Ministry of Social Affair's emergency service
1201 - Mental health first aid (Eran)
1255 XXX - Hospital Information Center <only in times of emergency>
142 - Collect Call (govayna)
144 - Telephone Listings Information (modi'in)
166 - Telephone Repairs (tikunim)
1 700 XXX XXX - Discounted Toll Rate (siha muzelet)
1 800 XXX XXX - Toll Free (sihat hinam)
1 801 XXX XXX - Toll Free (sihat hinam)
1 809 XXX XXX - Toll Free (sihat hinam)

Note - The Israeli telecommunication system is available and used extensively in the Palestinian Territories too. For further information see: Telephone numbers in Palestine.