Road accidents

Miri Regev's unfulfilled promises: Eight transportation reforms that never happened

Deaths on Israel’s roads are at a 20-year high, Europe’s road safety council has suspended Israel, and the national plan Transport Minister Regev hailed as ‘dramatic’ is still unfunded.

Transportation Minister Miri Regev attends a state memorial ceremony for civilians murdered in the October 7 massacre, at Mount Herzl in Jerusalem, October 5, 2026
Israel Police officers respond to a car crash on Highway 6, September 29, 2026.

Some 18 injured in eight-car pileup on Highway 6 in central Israel, halting traffic

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

Hundreds of motorcyclists seen driving in traffic in Hanoi, Vietnam. October 02, 2013.

French-Israeli killed in Vietnam motorcycle accident, ZAKA working to retrieve remains for burial


How can we cope with road rage?

In Israel during the past year, police report, road rage incidents have increased at an alarmingly high rate to almost 1,400 cases, compared to just over 1,100 in 2020.

 Police at the scene where a man killed after being stabbed during a road rage incident in Holon, on November 23, 2022

Deadly night on Israel's roads as three killed in collisions

The scene of a fatal car crash on Highway 90 which left four dead, May 28, 2022

Road rage and aggressive driving is an active threat to Israeli life - opinion

One of Israel's clear and present threats is the plight of aggressive drivers.

 THE FUNERAL of Yuri Volkov, stabbed to death during a road rage incident, takes place at a Holon cemetery last week.

Road rage: Why are Israelis taking their lives in their hands?

SOCIAL AFFAIRS: Road rage has turned into the scourge of the country and it will be hard to stop.

 THE FUNERAL of Yuri Volkov who was stabbed to death during a road rage incident in Holon last month

One dead, 12 injured in car accidents across Israel

One of the injured is a three-year-old child, who was hit by a car.

Car accident on road number four.

Why do Israeli drivers, pedestrians have right-of-way at the same time?

We challenge the new government to pass a law – in memory of the many casualties on Israel’s roads – to put a stop to the extremely dangerous “double green light” situation.

 Naomi Nathan

One killed, one in serious condition after being struck by car near Tamra

Two pedestrians, a man in his 30s and a man in his 20s, were hit by a vehicle near the northern city of Tamra.

MDA ambulance (illustrative)

19 people were killed on the roads this week, the carnage must end - editorial

Waze will only help you reach your destination if you keep your eyes on the road.

 Police and rescue personnel at the scene of where a bus lost control and plowed into a store in central Jerusalem, killing at least two people. August 11, 2022.

Letters to the Editor August 15, 2022: Strong connections

Readers of The Jerusalem Post have their say.

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Road fatalities rise to 18 in a week with two deaths on Saturday

Rami Abu Alqian and Liron Barmi were killed in two separate incidents on Saturday in a particularly deadly week on Israel's roads.

 A 14-year-old pedestrian, Liron Barmi from shderot, who was fatally injured after being struck by a vehicle on Friday night in Petah Tikva