Online banking outages in Israel are taken seriously — the Bank of Israel regulates uptime requirements for financial institutions, and prolonged outages can trigger regulatory scrutiny. That said, Bank Hapoalim and Bank Leumi both experience periodic downtime, particularly during scheduled maintenance windows (usually Friday nights and Saturday nights) and occasionally during peak salary payment days.
How to check if Bank Hapoalim is down
Enter bankhapoalim.co.il on WebsiteDown to get an immediate status check. Bank Hapoalim operates both the main banking portal and a separate mobile app backend — these can fail independently. If the website is up but your app is not working, the mobile API may be down while the web portal remains operational.
How to check if Bank Leumi is down
Check leumi.co.il on WebsiteDown. Bank Leumi tends to schedule maintenance on Saturday nights after Shabbat ends, when traffic is lower. If you are trying to access Leumi during that window and cannot connect, it is likely planned maintenance. Check their official social media for maintenance notifications.
Bit payment app outages
Bit (bit.co.il) is Israel's leading peer-to-peer payment app, operated as a joint venture by Israel's major banks. Because Bit processes real-time transfers, even brief outages are disruptive. Bit outages are usually separate from individual bank website outages — the Bit backend is shared infrastructure. Check bit.co.il on WebsiteDown to confirm if the service is down.
What to do when your bank is down
If online banking is unavailable, you can usually still withdraw cash from ATMs (these operate on a separate network), use credit cards in stores, and make urgent payments via a branch. Mobile banking apps sometimes stay up when the web portal is down, or vice versa — try both. Most Israeli banks also offer a phone banking line as a fallback.