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Israel +972

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How to dial

Calling from abroad +972 52 123 4567

Dial +972, then the local number. Drop the leading trunk prefix 0. Generate the full number →

Calling a mobile locally 052 123 4567

For domestic long distance dial 0 first, then the area code. Local calls: dial directly. Mobiles are dialled with the leading 0 as well.

Mobile length
9 digits
Mobile prefixes
5X XXX XXXX
International format
+972 5X XXX XXXX
Domestic trunk
0

Sign-up availability

What to expect when signing up for these services with a physical SIM from this country:

ChatGPT Works
Claude Works
WhatsApp Works
Telegram Works
LINE Works
WeChat Works
X Works
TikTok Works
Gemini Works

Applies to every platform: VoIP / virtual numbers and heavily-reused number pools get rejected. Physical SIM only.

Checked 2026-09-12. Platform region policies and number-range allocations change — always confirm against each platform’s official supported-regions list and the carrier’s notices.
2 sources
www.anthropic.com/supported-countriessupport.google.com/gemini?p=gemini_web_availability

How to read a number

+972521234567

+972Country code
Israel.
52Mobile prefix
The national part of an Israeli mobile number is 9 digits starting with 5; the first two digits are the prefix (50, 52, 53, 54, 55, 58 and so on). Written nationally as 052…; that leading 0 is the trunk prefix and is dropped when dialling from abroad.
1234567Remaining 7 digits
The subscriber number. Porting in Israel can be done in half an hour, so the digits do not tell you which operator the SIM is on now.

Written nationally as 052-123-4567 — Israelis usually put a hyphen after the prefix.

This section checked 2026-09-18.
2 sources
www.gov.il/he/pages/15042019www.gov.il/he/pages/28220

Number ranges & quality

RangeTypeNotes
05x (e.g. 05x-xxx-xxxx) Mobile carrier Israeli mobile numbers start with 05 (Pelephone / Cellcom / Partner).
Intl SMSStable
Virtual-number riskLow
ID requiredNo legal requirement to register prepaid SIMs (2016 Knesset paper: the Ministry of Communications calls anonymous prepaid permitted and legal); stores selling tourist SIMs usually record a passport; a February 2026 ID bill has not passed.

Physical SIMs can sign up without issues.

Carriers & prefixes

Mobile prefixes by carrier.

Number portability applies — a prefix only shows the original carrier.

Porting rules in full

Porting is available, and it is the fastest in this batch of countries: the Ministry of Communications requires the switch for mobile subscribers to be as short as possible and no longer than half an hour (one hour for landlines). Prepaid numbers have a threshold: the number must have been topped up at least once, or have accumulated top-ups above a set amount, before it can be ported out. Business subscribers can also ask to lock their numbers against porting. So Israeli 05x prefixes only show who originally issued a number; the ministry’s numbering-plan documents could not be retrieved from here, and this site will not assemble a prefix table.

Network-experience stars are derived from the awards each operator won in the Opensignal report of 2025-12 (data collected Sep 01 - Nov 29, 2025): the most-awarded operator gets 5 stars, the rest proportionally, with a shared award counting as half. They reflect network testing only — not prices or customer service. Test report →

  • Cellcom Mobile carrierVeteran
    founded 1994
    Network experience★★★★★ Strongest in: video, upload speed, coverage, availability (7 in total)

    One of Israel’s main operators. It completed the full acquisition of Golan Telecom on 26 August 2020 (see below).

  • Partner Mobile carrierVeteran
    launched 1999 — then under the Orange brand
    Network experience★★★★★ Strongest in: video, download speed, reliability, 5G video (6 in total)

    One of Israel’s main operators.

  • Pelephone Mobile carrierVeteran
    founded 1986 — Israel’s first mobile operator
    Network experience★★★★★ Strongest in: video, availability, reliability, 5G voice apps (6 in total)

    Israel’s first mobile operator, 100% owned by the Bezeq group.

  • HOT Mobile Mobile carrier
    Network experience★★★★★ Strongest in: games, voice apps, availability, reliability (6 in total)

    The mobile arm of the cable company HOT.

  • Golan Telecom Mobile carrier
    founded 2012

    A low-cost brand. It has shared Cellcom’s network since April 2017 and was fully acquired by Cellcom in August 2020, with the brand still operating — so a Golan SIM actually runs on Cellcom’s network.

This section checked 2026-09-18.
11 sources
www.gov.il/he/pages/28220www.gov.il/he/pages/15042019www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1385145/000117891320003224/zk2025186.htmwww.golantelecom.co.il/en/node/72www.cellcom.co.ilwww.partner.co.ilwww.pelephone.co.ilir.bezeq.co.il/about-bezeqinvestors.cellcom.co.ilwww.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1096691/000115697304000712/u47570e6vk.htmwww.pelephone.co.il/ds/heb/support/about-us

SIM cards & keeping a number

Israeli law does not require prepaid SIMs to be registered: a 2016 Knesset Research Centre paper states there are no restrictions on buying prepaid anonymously, and the Ministry of Communications called anonymous prepaid lines “permitted and legal”. A February 2026 bill would require sellers to identify buyers and feed a national database; it is still in the Economic Committee and has not passed. In practice, airport and store staff selling tourist SIMs usually record a passport (per travel guides).

Read more

How long a number survives varies by carrier, and most publish no prepaid terms: Golan’s official contract says services carrying no ongoing payment and not actively used for 3 consecutive months may be stopped; HOT Mobile’s cancellation page reportedly gives 6 months (search excerpt); 019 is 5–6 months per SIM resellers.

Golan Telecom prepaid

Number-keeping SIM
Network
Golan Telecom’s own network (MNO)
Price
Plan-based
Keeping the number
Golan’s official contract, clause 38: services provided without an ongoing payment and not actively used for 3 consecutive months may be discontinued. The contract gives no separate number-recycling period for prepaid
ID check
No legal ID requirement; stores selling tourist SIMs usually record a passport
SMS & calls
A normal Israeli number; cost of receiving SMS while roaming in China not verified

Pros

  • A normal local number on an Israeli network

Watch out

  • May be stopped after 3 months without active use
  • The official contract gives no number-recycling period

Where to buy: golantelecom.co.il

2 sources
www.golantelecom.co.il//sites/default/files/media-files/%D7%94%D7%A1%D7%9B%D7%9D%20%D7%94%D7%AA%D7%A7%D7%A9%D7%A8%D7%95%D7%AA.pdffs.knesset.gov.il/globaldocs/MMM/1682871d-a8b3-e511-80d0-00155d0acb9e/2_1682871d-a8b3-e511-80d0-00155d0acb9e_11_6976.pdf

HOT Mobile / 019 prepaid

Number-keeping SIM
Network
HOT Mobile’s own network / 019 Mobile (MVNO on Partner)
Price
Plan-based; 019 sells tourist packages in the Ben Gurion arrivals hall
Keeping the number
HOT Mobile’s cancellation page (per a search excerpt — the page refuses direct fetches): a line unused for 6 months, with no fixed payment and no commitment, may be disconnected. 019: SIM resellers say unused cards are reclaimed after 5–6 months; no official terms found
ID check
No legal ID requirement; stores selling tourist SIMs usually record a passport
SMS & calls
A normal Israeli number; cost of receiving SMS while roaming in China not verified

Pros

  • Tourist SIMs available right at the airport

Watch out

  • No official text for the keep-number periods — only a search excerpt and resellers
  • The earlier “HOT 24 months, Golan 12 months” figures had no source and were removed

Where to buy: hotmobile.co.il

3 sources
www.hotmobile.co.il/ServiceSupport/Pages/cancellation.aspxisraelisim.com/019-mobile-sim-cardzmanavir.co.il/cellular/31707

From user and blogger reports; platform risk rules change often — treat as a guide only. This section checked 2026-09-16.

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