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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.
The aftermath of a crash in the Judean Foothills, May 21, 2026.

At least two dead, several injured after fatal truck, minibus crash in Judean Foothills

The aftermath of a bus crash in central Tel Aviv, May 18, 2026.

At least 11 injured after bus crashes into tree, electric pole on Tel Aviv’s Dizengoff Street

An Egged bus driving through Jerusalem

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


Norwegian teen takes a bus on an unauthorized cross-border drive into Sweden, caught on camera

The teenager was detained near Gothenburg, the Swedish police said. 

Norway Police. Ilustrative.

15-year-old takes city bus, drives 150km to bring grilfriend to school

The incident began early Friday, when the bus was taken from the depot of a transport company in Wiesbaden.

A bus. Illustration.

Passenger paid for an English bus ride with a coin dating back two millennia

The coin’s age and iconography identify it with Gadir, a settlement founded by the Phoenicians and considered Carthage’s first colony in Western Europe.

A London bus circles Trafalgar Square in London December 16, 2011.

Israel’s chief rabbis protest planned Shabbat public transportation

The letter was sent amid the ongoing Operation Roaring Lion, with the planned operations aiming to help stranded Israelis return home from Ben-Gurion Airport after landing.

Passengers seen at the Ben-Gurion Airport train station, August 17, 2025

Modi and Netanyahu announce deals, US wants Israel to strike Iran first

The Jerusalem Post's must-listen news roundup with Shifra Jacobs—the top stories, clear and concise. 

The new chief of the Israel Security Agency, Shin Bet, David Zini, participates in the state memorial ceremony for the 07 of October 2023 on Mount Herzl, in Jerusalem, 16 October 2025.

Within two hours: Three bus crashes in southern Israel leave 37 injured, including IDF soldiers

Twenty-one people were injured near Mitzpe Ramon, 11 near the Nevatim junction, and another five near Ruhama.

Bus carrying IDF soldiers to base overturns near Mitzpe Ramon in southern Israel, February 26, 2026.

Free buses to run between Ben-Gurion Airport, Tel Aviv during Shabbat for first time

Na'im Besofash, a private bus initiative, will add a stop at Ben-Gurion Airport on line 711 to allow those who fly on Shabbat to easily and affordably reach Tel Aviv.

 Buses in central Jerusalem, February 12, 2025

Indictment filed against Jerusalem man over alleged attempt to burn minor on bus

The suspect, identified as Yaakov Yisrael Berkowitz, 31, allegedly poured gasoline on the 12-year-old victim following an earlier confrontation with his father.

View of the Jerusalem District Court on January 13, 2026.

Man who tried to light 12-year-old on fire initially planned kidnapping, police say

An initial investigation found that the suspect, a 30-year-old Jerusalem resident, boarded the bus on February 1 with a bottle containing a "flammable substance," intending some form of arson.

A BOTTLE which had been filled with flammable liquid and poured on a 12-year-old in an attempt to set him on fire.

Israel Police arrest 30-year-old for trying to light a child on fire on public transportation

The victim, a Jerusalem resident who was on his way to school in Beitar Illit, sustained only minor injuries to his hands.

An illustrative image of a man in handcuffs, being arrested.