OREANDA-NEWS The largest Israeli supermarket chain Shufersal has restricted the sale of basic products. This is reported by RIA Novosti with reference to the Times of Israel newspaper.

According to the new rules, citizens can buy up to two packages of six 1.5-liter bottles of water, up to 30 eggs, up to three packages of milk and two loaves of bread with a fixed price.

According to the head of the network Uri Waterman, the restrictions are associated with high demand, supply problems and a partial shortage of products. Shufersal is constantly working on deliveries, "taking into account the responsibility to all customers," he added. On the morning of October 7, the Israeli army reported that Palestinian radicals from the Gaza Strip fired rockets into Israel. In response to the rocket attacks, the Israel Defense Forces announced the start of a military operation in Gaza. Tel Aviv recommended that citizens stock up on water and food so that they have enough for a 72-hour stay in bomb shelters.

After the escalation of the conflict in the Middle East, the Israeli shekel at auction on Monday, October 9, collapsed against the US dollar to the lowest in almost 8 years. At the minimum, the currency fell to the level of 3.9333 shekels per dollar. Amid the weakening of the national currency, the Bank of Israel began selling reserves worth up to $ 30 billion to stabilize the markets. The press service of the regulator called smoothing the volatility of the shekel exchange rate and providing the necessary liquidity.