Public transportation

Man who tried to light 12-year-old on fire initially planned kidnapping, police say

An initial investigation found that the suspect, a 30-year-old Jerusalem resident, boarded the bus on February 1 with a bottle containing a "flammable substance," intending some form of arson.

A BOTTLE which had been filled with flammable liquid and poured on a 12-year-old in an attempt to set him on fire.
THE ARAB-ISRAELI city of Umm al-Fahm in the foreground and Wadi Ara in the background.

Language barriers, crime, transportation harming Arab economy, experts say

An illustrative image of a man in handcuffs, being arrested.

Israel Police arrest 30-year-old for trying to light a child on fire on public transportation

Gaps in Israel’s grid capacity, public transport systems, waste treatment facilities, and regulatory frameworks mean that many innovations to improve the environment cannot be deployed at a meaningful scale.

Israel’s infrastructure paradox: Innovation without environmental foundations - opinion


Miri Regev blames A-G, protesters for ongoing bus delays, chaos

If the Attorney General hadn’t allowed the ultra-Orthodox and Kaplan protesters to block roads, the buses would have arrived on time,” Regev said.

TRANSPORTATION MINISTER Miri Regev.

Transportation Minister Regev denies train chaos, while holding conference on new rail line

During the conference, Miri Regev addressed the train’s current malfunction, remarking that “there is no transportation chaos, the trains are still running.”

Transportation Minister Miri Regev is seen at a press conference, on August 18, 2025.

Surviving Israeli public transport as an oleh

Diving headfirst into the chaos of the Israeli public transport system amid a heatwave and the temporary shutdown of Jerusalem's light rail.

The Jerusalem light rail is temporarily out of service, forcing commuters onto already crowded buses or scrambling for alternative ways to get around.

What is Shabbat life like in the most populated Jewish municipalities?

NGO report assesses weekend activity options in 53 non-ultra-orthodox municipalities.

Women light the shabbat candles, in Tel Aviv, on June 20, 2025

From Tel Aviv to Haifa in 30 minutes: Israel Railways to launch high-speed line by 2029

According to the Transportation Ministry, trains on the new line will be capable of speeds up to 250 kilometers per hour.

View of the Israel Railways train near the southern Israeli city of Sderot, July 21, 2025.

Grapevine: Israel-Iran: Days of yore

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

 An IDF reservist kisses his child before boarding the bus, in Jerusalem, May 2025.

Rebuilding Jerusalem: Keeping up with the rapid changes in Israel's capital

In some cases, change has become so rapid that it is difficult when passing an empty storefront to remember what merchandise was sold from there as recently as a week ago.

 People are seen overlooking Jerusalem.

NGO: Travel is essential right, must be provided, even on Shabbat

Israel Hofsheet also demanded the particular provision of transport options to the around 150,000 Israelis stuck abroad after Israeli airspace was closed at the start of Operation Rising Lion.

 View of the almost empty Ben-Gurion Airport, after all flights were cancelled following an Israeli attack on Iran, June 13, 2025.

Beirut's new government moves to reboot Lebanon's public transport

Civil society leaders in Lebanon continue to advocate for equitable urban infrastructure despite decades of political inaction

 A view shows a rusted train at an old railway station in Beirut, Lebanon October 27, 2017.

A city in transit: Muddling through Jerusalem’s light rail construction

This isn’t just about inconvenience. It’s about how an entire city’s population – that of the capital, no less – has had to fundamentally restructure their lives overnight.

 Red Line service is suspended for 14 weeks on the heavily used stretch of light rail linking the city center to the Central Bus Station.