Ayalon bridge

Dog rescued from Ayalon river, Home Front Command names unofficial canine officer

As sirens were sounding in the area due to missile fire from Iran, the dog left its owner’s car and, in panic, jumped into the Ayalon River. 

|ByLEO FEIERBERG BETTER
A dog is seen wearing a canine shock blanket after being rescued from the Ayalon River on Sunday March 22, 2026 by Israel's Fire and Rescue Authority.
Lebanese army members place razor wires in Burj al-Muluk, near the southern Lebanese village of Kfar Kila, where Israeli forces remained on the ground after a deadline for their withdrawal passed as residents sought to return to homes in the border area, Lebanon January 26, 2025.

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Protesters gather at the Ayalon Highway.

WATCH: Protesters block Tel Aviv's main highway, demand hostage deal and end to war

The protest comes as a response to the government's decision to expand the operations in the Gaza Strip and Netanyahu's order to “occupy the strip.”

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
TRAFFIC SLOWS on Begin Road.

Plan to cover Jerusalem’s Begin Highway receives 700 objections

The objections began being heard at the start of the week by Adv. Shahar Levinson, who was appointed by the Jerusalem District Planning and Building Committee.

|ByANAT DANIELY LEV/GLOBES/TNS

If you could choose any billboard to hang in Tel Aviv, which would you pick?

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2024BySIVAN RAHAV MEIR
A large billboard with the words "Never Again" above the Ayalon highway in Tel Aviv, October 18, 2023.

Protesters demonstrate against judicial reforms across Israel

Like in recent weeks, protesters assembled across the country to demonstrate against the proposed judicial reforms.

FEBRUARY 11, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF, MAARIV ONLINE
Students protesting against the judicial reforms in Tel Aviv.

A middle-of-the-way government can restore sanity to the system

The current government is a nightmare because of the various ideologies of the parties from which it is composed.

AUGUST 26, 2018BySUSAN HATTIS ROLEF
A view of the Ayalon Freeway in Tel Aviv.