Roads

‘Levites Way’: Route 443 renamed in memory of late foreign minister, links major Israeli regions

The proposal, from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Transportation Minister Miri Regev, aimed to honor the late foreign affairs minister David Levy and the Tribe of Levi's connection to Israel.

View of Route 443 on November 27, 2025.
Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich.

Israel to approve West Bank settlement road budget worth over NIS 1 billion

Israeli participants at the 2026 Maccabiah games, Jerusalem, July 1, 2026.

Annual Maccabiah Night Run to see roads closed to traffic, Jerusalem Municipality announces

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

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


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.

Israel's noise pollution upsets animals as much as people - but can be reduced, study finds

Researchers at Beersheba’s Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) have pioneered a first-of-its-kind spatial model that maps how road noise disrupts animal behavior.

  Israeli drivers and roads are notorious for being among the worst worldwide.

Death of five-year-old marks seventh dead child in road accidents in 2026, 252 in five years

Additional reports pointed out that there were four other victims at the scene, two injured in moderate condition with injuries to the abdomen and limbs, and two injured in light condition.

 MDA Ambulance

Arab neighborhoods in Lod blocked off by police-placed concrete cubes

According to reports from residents, the roadblock in one neighborhood is complete and does not allow any entry or exit.

Concrete roadblocks placed in Arab neighborhoods in Lod.

Two eastbound lanes of Highway 1 reopen after truck fire near Ben-Gurion Airport

Israel's Fire and Rescue Authority is on the scene, working to put out the fire before it spreads to nearby fields. 

A truck on fire along Highway 1, near Ben-Gurion Airport, November 18, 2025.

Best cars for rainy weather: EpicVIN’s top picks for wet roads

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KKL-JNF protests planned expansion to Route 443, argues it will harm Ben Shemen Forest

KKL-JNF: The plan would require extensive tree removal, disrupting the ecological continuity in one of Israel's most popular nature areas, and reduce areas of the forest available for the public.

Route 443 in Israel

The legal landscape of bicycle accidents: Everything you need to know


Arab Israeli activist Yoseph Haddad indicted for negligence with weapon in road altercation

Haddad was indicted for recklessness and negligence with a weapon, while Shurfi was charged with assault. 

 Yoseph Haddad, Arab Israeli activist, speaking at The Jerusalem Post London Conference, March 31, 2022.

Trail-Ready, But With Pedigree: CF MOTO 800 MT-X on Test

The CF MOTO 800 MT-X lands in one of the hottest categories in the market, sharing many components with KTM’s adventure bike. How did this happen, and what’s the big news here?

 A motorcycle that loves trails and, with its respectable ground clearance, knows how to overcome holes and rocks