Light rail

Israel Police arrests hit squad in Triangle region, seizes weapons and drugs

Israel Police and Border Police arrested five suspected assassins in the Triangle region, seizing stolen IDF ammo, explosive parts, drugs, and tens of thousands of shekels in cash.

Israel Police and Border Police officers arrest suspected assassins in northern Israel, February 10, 2026.
Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men block a road and clash with police during a protest against the autopsy of toddlers who died in a daycare, in Jerusalem, January 20, 2026

Ultra-Orthodox rioters throw stones, call police 'Nazis' in protests over dead infants' autopsies

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New mega-neighborhood with 1,500 apartments approved near Tel Aviv on metro line

 A test drive for the Tel Aviv light rail in Jaffa, on May 17, 2023

Israel unprepared for potential terror attack on central light rail, comptroller says


Smart traffic planning system LISA approved for use in Tel Aviv, Jerusalem

A Ministry of Transportation committee approved the adoption of LISA for traffic planning in Israel.

Traffic jams seen on the Ayalon Highway in Tel Aviv.

China sues Israeli government for denying light rail tender 'under US pressure'

Israeli and Chinese companies sued, claiming the decision to block Chinese bids for the project was based on illegal US pressure.

Tel Aviv light rail train car

This week in Jerusalem: Get out

A weekly round-up of city affairs.

 SHOPPERS AT the Mamilla Mall in Jerusalem – dissension beneath the surface?

This week in Jerusalem: Shabbat rumblings

A round-up of city affairs.

 ISRAELI POLICE clash with demonstrators following the death of Ahuvia Sandak last year, at the entrance to Jerusalem, November 6.

Light at the end of the tunnel: TLV light rail completes first full test-run

The light rail completed its first test-run between Petah Tikva and Bat Yam on Wednesday.

Transportation Minister Israel Katz speaks at an event marking the beginning of underground construction work of the Tel Aviv light rail’s Red Line

Tel Aviv residents accidentally pay the light railway's water bills

The residents of a building in Tel Aviv were charged with high water bills after the contractor building the light railway nearby accidentally connected to their plumbing.

An illustration of the Tel Aviv light rail Purple Line.

Rebuild Jerusalem: The largest construction projects in Israel's capital

Armed with the largest municipal budget in the city’s history, Mayor Moshe Lion has moved strongly to implement the campaign promises he made in 2018.

 ‘THE CITY of Jerusalem has undergone a real revolution in recent years,’ says Mayor Moshe Lion.

Haredi light-rail riots mastermind explains why he protests

"We are here to stay. The sooner the authorities grasp and understand this, the better it will be. We are not going anywhere and we will never accept this plan as it is proposed."

A SEA of haredim rally against the light rail at the corner of Bar Ilan Street, December 7, 2020.

Bennett-Lapid have to face Biden as China’s tentacles grow in Israel

Chinese company banned in US competing for Tel Aviv light rail tender to be decided in coming days.

Labour workers seen at the construction site of the new Seaport in Ashdod, Southern Israel, April 12, 2016.

Petah Tikva light rail train sets out for first test ride

The Gush Dan light rail project marked a significant milestone when official trips along the overpass route on Jabotinsky Street in Petah Tikva were officially launched.

An illustration of the Tel Aviv light rail Purple Line.