Ministry of transport
40 million passengers a year: Ben Gurion Airport launches major expansion of Terminal 3
The expansion of Terminal 3 will include a new 63,000-square-meter wing, 86 additional check-in counters, advanced baggage screening and sorting systems, and new retail and passenger service areas.
National Security Council issues warning for Israelis in UAE amid Iranian threat
Israel to build new international airport in Negev, PMO announces
Israel’s aviation rebounds in 2025 with 33% increase in passengers
Miri Regev's flawed October 7 memorial plan sparks outrage - opinion
Transportation Minister Miri Regev's approach to the October 7 memorial is under fire for sidelining key communities and politicizing a national tragedy.
Israel Airport Authority announces Ben-Gurion Airport resumes full aviation activity
Airport is fully operational after an early closure. Israir Airlines reports flight disruptions due to crew anxieties amid security concerns.
Israelis have enough dangers to worry about, let's not make road safety one of them - editorial
“Israel’s roads are a ticking time bomb… Behind every dead person and every injured person is a family whose life has been destroyed," State Comptroller Matanyahu Englman wrote last week.
CEO of NTA estimates: The metro will only open in 2040
The Transport Ministry promotes the underground railway, but Haim Glick revealed a 6-year delay in the project during a lecture at the Technion. NTA is working on more precise timelines.
Israel does not promote electric vehicle transition, causing suffocation
Limited truck pollution enforcement and electric vehicle incentives, inadequate charging stations. Transportation Ministry addressing issues, Environmental Protection Ministry not responding.
Building a 130-meter pedestrian tunnel in Jerusalem will take 3 years
The Transportation Ministry will fund a 73 million shekel tunnel to connect Shaare Zedek Hospital to the nearby light rail station, preventing visitors from crossing a busy intersection.
Transportation Ministry to permit import of trikes
Israel's trike imports approved by Ministry of Transportation. Originating from the USA, pricing info awaited.
New decree: Approval of electric car license fee in thousands of shekels
Electric car discounts were canceled by committee chairman Moshe Gafni, effective from January 2025. Tesla Israel CEO anticipates Model 3 prices to rise to NIS 300,000 due to future tax increases.
The reform of public transport discounts will be launched in two weeks
Despite the budget hole created by the war and the government budget cuts, the Transportation Ministry is preparing to launch the "Transportation Justice" reform on March 25.
Transportation Min. to pay hundreds of thousands to provide buses to ultra-Orthodox wedding
The report clarified that it is a large event, and the request would include dozens of busses, which is estimated to cost the state hundreds of thousands of shekels.
