Tel Aviv, Nov. 30 -- Following what the government of Israel described as an "alarming rise" in road fatalities, the Ministry of Transportation, the Ministry of National Security, the Israel Police, and the National Road Safety Authority have launched a combined enforcement program to curb the fatalities and increase enforcement on Israel's roads.

The program includes a "significant" reinforcement of police presence on the roads, through the addition of new patrol vehicles that will operate on urban and intercity roads across the country, with a focus on life-endangering offences, including driving at excessive speeds, failure to obey a red traffic light, and use of a phone while driving.

The combined program began operating today (Sund...