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US jets exit Ben Gurion, ending summer flight disruption scare

Agreement to relocate dozens of US military aircraft from Ben Gurion Airport removes remaining threat to more than 200,000 airline tickets after earlier fears of mass cancellations

Iris Lifshitz-Klieger | 06.26.26

Ben Gurion flight crisis eases as US aircraft may leave, but cancellations still loom

Israel Airports Authority says progress on removing some American refueling and transport planes from Ben Gurion Airport has reduced the risk from 2.4 million affected tickets to hundreds of thousands, but warns more aircraft must leave

Iris Lifshitz-Klieger | 06.16.26

Stranded abroad due to Iran war, Israelis could be told to split the bill

As flight disruptions drag on during Operation Roaring Lion, officials are weighing a plan to divide costs among the state, airlines and passengers, while legal protections for canceled flights and compensation remain in flux

Iris Lifshitz-Klieger | 03.26.26

Flydubai to operate rescue flights for Israelis stranded in UAE

Tourism Ministry said about 9,000 foreign tourists have left Israel since the start of the military campaign against Iran, while about 28,000 remain in the country, down from nearly 37,000 at the start of the operation

Iris Lifshitz-Klieger, Nina Fox, Sivan Hilaie | 03.06.26

Outgoing flights from Israel to resume Sunday

Transportation Minister Miri Regev says move 'subject to security reality'; it comes shortly after the first rescue flights bringing stranded travelers back to Israel landed; El Al won't operate rescue flights on Shabbat

Iris Lifshitz-Klieger | 03.05.26

First rescue flights land in Israel after five days of total airspace closure

El Al plans rescue flights from about 22 global destinations, while Israir will operate from Rome, Berlin, Rovaniemi, Athens and Batumi

Iris Lifshitz-Klieger | 03.05.26

Israel unveils multibillion-shekel highway projects to tackle chronic traffic congestion

Seventeen new tenders worth up to 9 billion shekels target major bottlenecks, with upgrades to highways 44, 4 and 40 and key routes, aiming to boost travel speeds, expand public transport lanes and cut commute times

Sivan Hilaie | 01.18.26

תחנה מרכזית תל אביב, היום – והדמיה עתידית

Outdated central bus stations give way to integrated transit hubs set to reshape Israel’s cities

Not a central bus station but a multi-modal transport hub where rail, buses and metro meet as 7 major centers planned along the Ayalon corridor and new electric bus terminals nationwide aim to turn neglected stations into urban anchors

Sivan Hilaie | 01.11.26

The bloodiest year on the roads: more than one person was killed every day

455 people were killed on the roads last year; 151 of them were injured in an accident involving a young driver; Most fatal accidents occur around 4:00 p.m., mainly on Tuesdays and Wednesdays; Summary of the year that broke a new and painful record in the number of victims on the roads

Sivan Hilaie | 12.31.25

‘A train to nowhere’: State comptroller faults Israel’s metro project for deep failures

A scathing report by State Comptroller Matanyahu Englman cites leadership chaos, budget overruns, staffing shortages and political opposition to congestion pricing that threatens funding for Israel’s largest-ever transport project

Sivan Hilaie | 12.30.25

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‘I can’t give up the car’: The reality of Israel’s public transit crisis

'The frequency is very low, and I don’t trust buses to arrive on time'; most Israelis rely on private cars, and while the Transportation Ministry hopes major projects will help, few are willing to shift to public transit; significant gaps persist between Jewish and Arab communities

Sivan Hilaie | 12.05.25

Regev, Smotrich clash over billion-shekel road safety plan

Transportation minister demands full funding for a five-year road safety plan, clashing with finance minister, who seeks proof of effectiveness; Cabinet debate looms amid rising fatalities and political tension

Sivan Hilaie | 11.16.25

Nationwide failure in international driving license service

Travelers in Israel face nationwide delays issuing international driving licenses due to a communication glitch with the Transport Ministry; one man tried multiple branches for days before his flight to Spain, only advised to send an email

Sivan Hilaie | 11.14.25

הרוג ופצוע קשה מתאונת דרכים סמוך לישוב כלנית

Israel road deaths hit 16-year high with 400 killed as safety crisis deepens

Israel’s road deaths have reached 400 for only second time since 2009; last time numbers were this high was in 2005, with 465 killed; after years of decline, fatalities are rising again, raising fears 2025 could be deadliest year in two decades

Sivan Hilaie | 11.12.25

Israel mulls hiring thousands of foreign workers as bus drivers amid severe shortage

Israel faces a shortage of 5,000 bus drivers as 60,000 licensed drivers stay away; many drivers blame low pay and poor conditions, rejecting proposal as a disrespectful and short-sighted fix

Sivan Hilaie | 10.23.25

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