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Police officers collect evidence at the scene of a car bombing that left a woman dead in Tel Aviv on June 4, 2026. (Screenshot/Israel Police)
June 4, 2026, 12:48 pm
Woman killed by car bomb on Ayalon Highway; police arrest estranged husband
Lia Malka, 35, is survived by couple’s 2-year-old daughter; suspect was reportedly questioned recently for threatening her and her family amid messy divorce proceedings
By Charlie Summers and ToI Staff
Cars stand in traffic as construction is underway at HaShalom Bridge in Tel Aviv. September 28, 2025. (Avshalom Sassoni/FLASH90)
September 28, 2025, 1:41 pm
Ban on Shabbat repair work at key bridge causes major Tel Aviv traffic snarls
Lapid says government ‘doesn’t care for the citizens,’ just politics, as Ayalon Highway renovation takes place on weekdays due to ultra-Orthodox parties’ opposition to Sabbath work
By ToI Staff
Gidi Gov, pictured at a press conference on March 20, 2023, in Tel Aviv. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
September 16, 2025, 11:56 am
Singer Gidi Gov suspected of driving drunk, lightly injuring several in Tel Aviv crash
Famous musician was returning from private concert when he lost control of his car on Ayalon Highway; he is expected to be charged and have his license suspended
By ToI Staff
Hostages' families stage a protest outside the Jerusalem residence of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, urging a deal for their release from Hamas captivity in Gaza, August 22, 2025. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
August 22, 2025, 10:01 pm
Protesters block highways, demonstrate at Netanyahu’s home calling for hostage deal
Families stage rally outside PM’s Jerusalem residence, tell him to ‘leave the Shabbat table and move to the negotiating table’; mass protests scheduled for Tuesday
By ToI Staff
Protesters demanding a deal to free hostages in Gaza block Tel Aviv's Ayalon Highway and hold a banner reading, "Abandoning the hostages = the destruction of the Third Temple. Bring them home. Get out of Gaza," on August 3, 2025. (Aviv Atlas/Pro-Democracy Protest Movement)
August 3, 2025, 12:51 pm
Protesters block Tel Aviv’s Ayalon Highway in call to release hostages, end war
Demonstration includes relatives of freed hostages and comes on Tisha B’Av fast day, shortly after videos of two emaciated hostages cause shock in Israel but muted reaction overseas
By ToI Staff
Police at the scene where a car exploded as a result of a suspected bombing, on the Ayalon Highway in Tel Aviv, March 9, 2025. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
March 9, 2025, 7:19 pm
Former Bat Yam mayor injured in suspected car bombing while driving through Tel Aviv
Shlomo Lahiani, man in another car lightly injured when blast goes off as ex-municipal chief heads along Ayalon highway; police rule out terrorism, suspect criminal attack
By ToI Staff
Traffic jam on the Ayalon Highway in Tel Aviv, October 18, 2023. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
December 16, 2024, 12:51 pm
Grenade scare causes major traffic jam on Ayalon Highway
Police close key Tel Aviv route during rush hour after fragmentation grenade found on roadside; major jam ensues
By ToI Staff
Israelis call for a ceasefire-hostage deal to secure the release of those held captive by the Hamas terror group in Gaza; Tel Aviv, September 7, 2024. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
September 8, 2024, 3:39 am
Organizers claim largest-ever rally in Tel Aviv as calls for hostage deal intensify
Groups behind demonstrations estimate 500,000 at main protest, 250,000 at other rallies around country; police scuffle with activists blocking roads, arrest five
By Noam Lehmann, Iddo Schejter, Elana Kirsh and ToI Staff
Protesters block Ayalon Highway with banner reading 'Enough of this destructive government' in Tel Aviv, July 4, 2024. (Aviv Atlas)
July 4, 2024, 11:27 am
Protesters block major highways as they call for elections, hostage deal
Demonstrators briefly prevent traffic flow on Ayalon Highway and routes 2 and 4, before removal by police
By ToI Staff
Demonstrators protest after the IDF's announcement of the deaths of four hostages in Hamas captivity, outside the Kirya military base in Tel Aviv, June 3, 2024. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
June 4, 2024, 9:43 am
Protesters block Tel Aviv highway, urging hostage deal after 4 captives declared dead
Daughter-in-law of dead hostage: The blood is on hands of Netanyahu, government; activists light bonfire after midnight in spontaneous rally after IDF announcement; 2 said arrested
By ToI Staff
Heavy traffic on the Ayalon Highway in Tel Aviv, May 30, 2024. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
May 30, 2024, 7:58 pm
Massive traffic as central Israel highway closes for 24 hours under Haredi pressure
Major project to install pedestrian bridge over Ayalon Highway carried out overnight Thursday-Friday as ultra-Orthodox prevent work on weekend, which would violate Shabbat
By Stuart Winer
Israelis block the Ayalon Highway in Tel Aviv, during a protest calling for the release of Israelis held by Hamas terrorists in Gaza, May 8, 2024. (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)
May 8, 2024, 10:48 am
Protesters briefly block Tel Aviv highway to demand deal freeing hostages in Gaza
Unfurling banner calling on Israel to save who it still can, Women’s March protest group says Israeli delegation cannot return from Cairo negotiations without an agreement
By Joshua Davidovich and ToI Staff
Protesters hold a banner reading 'It's either Rafah or the hostages: Choose life' as they block the Ayalon Highway in Tel Aviv during a demonstration calling for the release of the hostages held by Hamas in Gaza, May 2, 2024. (Dor Pazuelo/Flash90)
May 2, 2024, 11:56 am
Protesters block Tel Aviv highway demanding deal: ‘It’s either Rafah or the hostages’
As Netanyahu vows IDF will enter southern Gaza city regardless of potential truce with Hamas, protesters place giant photos of female captives outside PM’s Jerusalem home
By ToI Staff
Labor MK Naama Lazimi attends a Finance Committee meeting at the Knesset on December 18, 2023. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
April 2, 2024, 10:01 pm
Report: Police seek to open probe of MK for taking part in highway-blocking protest
Labor lawmaker Naama Lazimi says investigation is ‘a warning light that should concern all of us,’ adding a message to Ben Gvir: ‘I’m not afraid of you’
By ToI Staff
Activists block a highway as they demand the release of the hostages from Hamas captivity in the Gaza Strip, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Wednesday, March 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)
March 20, 2024, 11:21 am
Calling for hostage release deal, families and supporters block Tel Aviv highway
Protesters standing in Ayalon Highway unfurl banner depicting three members of war cabinet and declaring that reaching an agreement ‘is on you’
By ToI Staff
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