Milk shortage hits Israel as dairy farmers strike over proposed import reform

JERUSALEM, Feb. 3 (Xinhua) -- A nationwide strike by dairy farmers has triggered a severe milk shortage in Israeli supermarkets on Tuesday.

The Israeli Cattle Breeders Association (ICBA), which unites dairy farms across the country, announced an indefinite strike, halting milk deliveries to dairies in protest of a government reform aimed at lowering consumer prices.