Traffic

US intelligence warns Iran unlikely to ease Hormuz Strait chokehold soon, sources say

The Strait of Hormuz, controlled on one side by Iran, carries a fifth of the world's oil trade.

 A map showing the Strait of Hormuz and Iran is seen in this illustration taken June 22, 2025.
 An illustrative image of slow-moving traffic on Israel's Ayalon Highway.

Driver speeding to escape sirens gets license suspension in landmark ruling

Bus carrying IDF soldiers to base overturns near Mitzpe Ramon in southern Israel, February 26, 2026.

Within two hours: Three bus crashes in southern Israel leave 37 injured, including IDF soldiers

A Magen David Adom mobile intensive care unit and paramedic, June 2, 2025; illustrative.

Red traffic light saves stroke victim's life in Rishon Lezion


Transportation Ministry moves to the cloud to reduce traffic and pollution

The ministry’s transition to the AWS cloud will enable greater analytics processing and could speed things up along Israel’s busy highways.

Transportation Minister Merav Michaeli at a briefing to reporters, October 11, 2021.

'Would you close Tel Aviv?' Southern Israel residents lash out at gov't

Shlomi Elkayam, the owner of a toy store in Sderot, spoke with Nissim Mashal and Guy Peleg on 103FM, describing the feeling of the public in the city on Thursday.

 Israeli soldiers block roads near the border with the Gaza Strip on August 2, 2022.

MK Matan Kahana saves kitten on Ayalon Highway

A video was tweeted of MK Matan Kahana pulling a kitten out from under a car and placing it on the side of the road.

 MATAN KAHANA

Grapevine: Heavy price

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

US President Joe Biden delivers remarks during an arrival ceremony at the Ben Gurion International Airport in Lod, near Tel Aviv, Israel, July 13, 2022

Is Jerusalem trying to fix the city's transportation, traffic issues?

But are all possible efforts really being made? The facts on the ground tell a difficult story.

 CAR HORNS, already a familiar sound in Israel, create an ever-present din in Jerusalem due to frequent traffic.

Grapevine: Busy city

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

 TRAFFIC SLOWS on Begin Road.

Patience is a virtue - and is greatly in demand

We have become conditioned to expect rapid responses to our needs, whether personal or global, and patience and tolerance are by definition part of a slow process.

 A page from William Langland’s ‘Piers Plowman’ from an early-15th century manuscript in the National Library of Wales.

Frequency of traffic accidents in Israel at a rise - CBS data

Recent years have seen an uptick in serious and fatal accidents, despite a general downward trend in the total number of traffic accidents.

  Israeli drivers and roads are notorious for being among the worst worldwide.

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.

Long lines and delays as Israelis head to airport for Passover exodus

The Israel Airport Authority is having difficulty bringing back workers that were laid off, causing immense lines at check-in counters.

Passengers waited for hours in check-in queues on April 14, 2022.