Traffic accident

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.
A driver caught using their cellphone while driving during Israel Police’s enforcement campaign aimed at cracking down on traffic offenses across Israel.

Israel Police issue over 4,000 tickets in crackdown on dangerous, distracted driving

Scene of a major car accident on Highway 77 in northern Israel, May 3, 2026.

Three killed, four injured in car accident in northern Israel, fourth fatal accident in single day

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

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


Public transport on Shabbat is a great idea - editorial

Let’s just hope that for Michaeli, this is more than just an election campaign slogan and that we’ll see some actual change.

 TRAFFIC PILES up on King David Street as the work goes on, and on.

Letters to the Editor, June 1, 2022: The other 99.9% 

Readers of The Jerusalem Post have their say.

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Frequency of traffic accidents in Israel at a rise - CBS data

Recent years have seen an uptick in serious and fatal accidents, despite a general downward trend in the total number of traffic accidents.

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

One killed, four critically wounded in Arava car accident

The wounded received first aid from MDA and IDF medical staff and were evacuated to Soroka Hospital.

A smashed car.

Nine immigrants injured in bus accident - Aliyah ministry

Aliyah and Integration Minister Pnina Tamano-Shata and Director-General Ronen Cohen visited the injured at several hospitals.

Car accident on road number four.

Technion alumni join consortium of companies making roads safer

The consortium, which will tackle traffic congestion, road accidents, infrastructure and air pollution across Israel, is being joined by Israeli startups – many of which come from the Technion.

Traffic jams seen on the Ayalon Highway in Tel Aviv.

Eight dead in crash between truck, minibus in Jordan Valley

The Palestinian Authority declared a day of mourning for Friday for those killed in the crash.

 Deadly car crash on Highway 90 in the Jordan Valley, January 6, 2022

Eleven people killed in road accidents over the weekend in Israel

Among those killed this weekend were five Palestinians who died late Friday night in a collision between two cars on Road 60.

 A crashed car is seen after the deadly accident on Highway 4 on October 10, 2021.

Parents of 12-year-old killed while riding his bike speak publicly

His parents spoke about their reaction at the moment that they heard that their son had been killed, and shared stories about him, his personality, and his hobbies.

Israelis ride their bicycles along the empty Ayalon highway 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.

6 injured in second crash on Highway 505 in as many days

The accidents occurred all over the country, as numbers of traffic-related casualties continue to eclipse the 2019 pre-Covid numbers.

Site of the accident near the Morasha junction today (Friday)