Ministry of transport

Deemed unfit to drive by Israeli bureaucracy

Getting a driver’s license in Israel can feel like surviving an obstacle course - it’s not just a test of driving skill but also of patience, resilience, and pure willpower.

  Israeli drivers and roads are notorious for being among the worst worldwide.
Automatic parking. The car will do it for you

Israel allows use of automatic parking systems in advanced cars, even when driver is outside

Israel Railways trains

'A crucial milestone': Construction of Jerusalem Khan station officially begins

 TRANSPORTATION MINISTER Miri Regev holds a news conference in Tel Aviv last week. Asked about stranded Israelis, she replied: ‘You’re abroad. Enjoy your vacation.’ That is not leadership; that is contempt, the writer retorts.

'Enjoy your vacation': Miri Regev, the gov't hold Israelis in contempt - opinion


Israel’s Dunkirk moment demands national solidarity, not fragmented efforts - editorial

Israel must now decide what kind of nation it wishes to be in this hour of trial. One that rescues its own or one that leaves them to fend for themselves.    

 View of the almost Ben Gurion International Airport near Tel Aviv, after all flights were cancelled following an Israeli attack on Iran, June 13, 2025.

Petition filed against High Court over suspension of disabled parking permits

“The decision by the Transportation Ministry sentences thousands of people with disabilities to isolation, suffering, and inaccessibility," the petition states.

 Disabled elderly man using a walker to help him walk.

Israel's El Al set to resume flights to Eilat from Ben-Gurion after 12 years

El Al Airlines will resume flights between Ben-Gurion Airport and Eilat for the first time in 12 years, operating two flights per week.

 The inauguration of the Eilat airport's name.

New regulation for Israel's ports underway

After years of complex negotiations, Israel's port reform enters its final phase today as transport and finance ministers sign certification documents.

 A general view of Haifa Port on July 24.

Tender issued for operating Tel Aviv congestion charge

The Finance Ministry issued Tel Aviv congestion charge tender, covering planning, construction, and operation. The project, expected in 2026 but likely delayed, aims to generate NIS 1.3B annually.

 HEAVY TRAFFIC moves slowly on the Ayalon Highway. The traffic jams that afflict greater Tel Aviv have become one of Israel’s most acute problems, says the writer.

Egged CEO: We provide Israel with transport security

The week of October 7, more than 1,300 drivers showed up to assist in the transfer of combat units and the evacuation of residents.

Egged public transport to the Western Wall in Jerusalem

Miri Regev's Transport Ministry fails to meet 2024 targets as road accident deaths reach new peak

The Transportation Ministry failed in two core goals: public transport and road safety.

Transportation MINISTER Miri Regev – what guides her is not the good of the nation but the fear of its wrath.

Regev strikes deal with Treasury on congestion charge

At the government meeting on the budget last week, Regev and Smotrich fought over the decision to raise public transport fares, but in closed negotiation rooms, they reached an understanding

 Transportation Minister Miri Regev holds a press conference ahead of Israel's 76th Independence Day Ceremony at Mount Herzl in Jerusalem, on May 8, 2024

Mistaken identity: Egged accidentally freezes woman's bank account

The Transportation Ministry said it had looked into Lucia Sapir’s case with Egged and determined that an error led to a misidentification in her ID number.

An Egged bus in front of the Jerusalem Central Bus Station

Hitchhiking to war: Transportation Min. on blast as IDF soldiers can't reach base during holiday

“It’s absurd that there are no buses, trains, or transportation for soldiers. The government still hasn’t grasped that we are at war. Soldiers are having to hitchhike."

Hitchhiking in Gush Etzion

Forgot your child? The Toyota Sienna will alert you

Toyota's hybrid minivan, the Sienna, adds a new safety feature that includes radar to detect children in the vehicle and send a message to the owner's mobile phone. Will it come here too?

 Toyota Sienna, a full-size minivan with a hybrid engine