Transportation Ministry

El Al, Israir operate Dubai rescue flights following flydubai suspension, tickets set from $249

The Transportation Ministry is expected to share a formal announcement regarding flights for those in Dubai whose flights were canceled.

An El Al aircraft.
The empty streets in Tel Aviv, on Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, and the holiest of Jewish holidays. Israel came to a standstill for 25-hours during the high holiday of Yom Kippur when observant Jews fast and Israelis are prohibited from driving, October 2, 2025.

Over 250 people injured in Yom Kippur road accidents in 2025, road safety group warns

New member of the Likud party Pinchas Idan, arrives to the Elections committee at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem March 5, 2019.

After Ben-Gurion airport crisis, Netanyahu must placate thousands of raging voters - analysis

A man sits aboard one of the boats belonging to the Derech Hayam (Via Maris) yachting club and school. August, 2026.

Not a 'rich people's sport': Yachting clubs say sailing in Israel affordable, drawing diverse crowd


US opts to keep refuelers at Ben-Gurion Airport, putting 50,000 flight tickets at risk

Israeli air traffic control had reportedly been instructed by the Transport Ministry not to approve any further US refuelers for landing in Israel.

US Air Force Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker takes off at Ben-Gurion Airport, March 5, 2026.

Gush Etzion, Efrat, to be easily accessible to Jerusalem by light rail under new proposal

The proposed train line would mark the first direct rail connection between Gush Etzion and the capital, as the region continues to grow and make other major road improvements.

A rendering of the planned light rail connection between Gush Etzion and Jerusalem.

Gov't call center quality falls, public service scores climb, digital access rises, audit finds

In a follow-up report, Matanyahu Englman found that public service is improving across the board for Israelis, but call centers are still failing to meet specific needs.

Israeli State Comptroller Matanyahu Englman at a Finance committee meeting, at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on January 6, 2025.

Operation Roaring Lion obscures Israel’s worsening traffic toll, road safety statistics

Excluding March, when Israelis were largely at home due to the war, 157 people were killed this year compared with 147 in the same period last year, an increase of nearly 7%. 

 An illustrative image of slow-moving traffic on Israel's Ayalon Highway.

Ben-Gurion Airport remains open amid Iran missile attacks, Israel seeks to reduce air traffic

Authorities are considering limiting passenger numbers at Ben-Gurion Airport while emergency preparations expand across the country.

El Al plane takes off at the Ben Gurion International Airport, outside of Tel Aviv, May 24, 2026.

Israeli ministries move to block $4.2 billion sale of ZIM over security concerns

The opposition centers on a deal approved by ZIM shareholders at the end of April under which the company would be acquired for $4.2 billion, roughly $1 billion above its current market valuation.

Zim containers are stacked just outside Israel's port of Ashdod February 23, 2012

All city buses in Eilat and Kiryat Shmona will be replaced with electric buses

Egged and Transport Ministry will convert two more cities to zero-emission public transport by end-2026. By year-end, Egged will operate 900 electric buses in Israel, including 200 intercity buses.

Egged electric buses.

All city buses in Eilat, Kiryat Shmona to be replaced with electric ones by end of 2026

Egged will replace Eilat's 40 buses and 20 of Kiryat Shmona's, bringing the total of buses operated by the company in Israel to 900.

Electric Egged bus.

Elon Musk: We'll launch self-driving technology in Israel soon

Musk spoke to the 9th International Conference on Smart Transportation by live video from Texas

Elon Musk

Gur Hasidic community in Arad instructs students to ride busses according to gender

The notice instructed passengers to board through the rear door and sit at the back of the bus “in order to allow the students to travel separately.”

An Egged bus driving through Jerusalem