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Ultra-Orthodox Jewish protesters set fire to construction materials during a protest against work on the Jerusalem Light Rail in the Bar-Ilan area of Jerusalem, June 8, 2026 (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
July 9, 2026, 8:25 pm
Rioting by Haredi extremists has caused NIS 600 million damage to Jerusalem light rail work
Transport Ministry says ultra-Orthodox groups’ vandalism of infrastructure and equipment at the construction site in the Bar-Ilan area has set light rail expansion back 2 years
By Sharon Wrobel
View of Jerusalem's Begin Highway and surrounding areas, as seen from a helicopter, on October 12, 2025 (Arie Leib Abrams/Flash90)
January 30, 2026, 7:03 am
Ambitious Jerusalem building plans may include future subway, planner says
At conference on urban planning in the capital, officials optimistic on housing and transportation issues as mayor reveals plan to save green areas threatened by development
By Zev Stub
King George Street in Jerusalem, September 17, 2025 (Zev Stub/Times of Israel)
September 25, 2025, 10:27 am
Centuries of prayer to rebuild Jerusalem answered all at once as construction clogs city
With infrastructure projects on King George Street, Emek Refaim Street, and other major arteries, moving around in the capital has become impossible for many
By Zev Stub
Heavy traffic near the western entrance to Jerusalem, November 25, 2019 (Hadas Parush/Flash90)
August 6, 2025, 4:48 pm
Jerusalem planning to charge drivers who enter city once light rail lines completed
Congestion fee announced by mayor not expected to take effect for at least 7 years, while the capital’s expanded public transportation network is built out
By Zev Stub
Emek Refaim Street in Jerusalem, on September 1, 2016. (Nati Shohat/Flash90)
July 4, 2025, 8:22 am
Emek Refaim businesses, residents on edge as long-dreaded train construction begins
Development of the heavily-contested light rail track along the storied Jerusalem street is set to start Monday. Neighbors say it’s necessary, but won’t be pleasant
By Zev Stub
A closed light rail station on Jaffa Street in central Jerusalem, on May 21, 2025. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
May 21, 2025, 7:57 pm
9 Jerusalem light rail stops closed for months, causing significant disruptions
Light rail to offer limited service for three months amid work to link existing line with new route; commuters say substitute buses insufficient, businesses fear losses
By Michael Horovitz
A Red Line light rail train passes the Old City walls in Jerusalem. (Courtesy, Jerusalem Transportation Masterplan team)
December 17, 2024, 4:30 pm
Jerusalem man accused of spying for Iran, planning terror attack
Erdler Israel Amoyal, 23, allegedly carried out surveillance, vandalism tasks; searched internet for bomb-making instructions, proposed targeting Jerusalem light rail’s system
By Emanuel Fabian
Artist's impression of the new tower planned for the Epstein Compound in Jerusalem, nicknamed the 'Jerusalem Burj,' as seen from Yad Vashem. (AS+GG- Smith-Gil Architecture. Local architects Studio Yigal Levi Architects)
September 23, 2024, 6:44 pm
District planners approve controversial ‘Jerusalem Burj,’ rebuff most objections
Deputy Mayor Havilio vows to keep up opposition, says planners have broken own rules on building height and don’t think about preserving character of capital
By Sue Surkes
An unexploded shell found along the light rail route under construction in Jerusalem, September 19, 2023. (Israel Police)
September 19, 2023, 2:26 pm
2 unexploded shells found during Jerusalem light rail construction
Origin of decades-old 90-millimeter mortars unclear; capital most recently scene of battle during 1967 Six Day War, 1948 Independence War
By Michael Horovitz
Haredi men block a police vehicle at the entrance to Jerusalem in protest of the arrest of an ultra-Orthodox military draft dodger, September 13, 2023. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
September 13, 2023, 8:55 pm
Haredi extremists block roads in Jerusalem, Tel Aviv to protest draft dodger’s arrest
Mass demonstrations near entrance to capital and on Route 4 include violent clashes between cops and protesters, some of whom say they’d die rather than serve in military
By ToI Staff
First responders at the scene in Jerusalem where a woman was hit by a police vehicle on the light rail tracks, August 24, 2023. (MDA)
August 24, 2023, 7:22 pm
Woman seriously injured after police car hits her along Jerusalem light rail track
Pedestrian taken to hospital while unconscious and suffering head wound
By Michael Horovitz
Transportation Minister Miri Regev arrives at a weekly cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem on May 7, 2023. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
July 27, 2023, 10:49 am
Regev slammed for transport plan that forces those in wealthier cities to pay more
Transportation Ministry gives steep cuts in cost of monthly passes to residents of geographic and socioeconomic peripheral areas, including Jerusalem, most Haredi and Arab towns
By ToI Staff
Police and medical forces at the scene of an attempted stabbing attack at Ammunition Hill light rail station in Jerusalem, July 9, 2023. (Chaim Goldberg/ Flash90)
July 9, 2023, 7:31 pm
Palestinian woman tries to stab guard at Jerusalem light rail station, is shot
Police Commissioner Kobi Shabtai rushes to scene just across from national headquarters; no others injured
By Emanuel Fabian
Architects' impression of the planned entrance to the Jerusalem Center railway station, close to the intersection of Jaffa Street and King George Street in Jerusalem. (Peleg Architects)
June 26, 2023, 5:25 pm
Authorities fast track plans to extend Tel Aviv-Jerusalem train into capital’s center
Initial plans submitted to National Infrastructure Committee call for 2 Jerusalem stations – one near intersection of Jaffa Road and King George Street and a second at Khan Theater
By Sue Surkes
Journalist and writer Ruth Eglash, whose debut novel, 'Parallel Lines,' launches June 15, 2023 (Courtesy Ariel Jerozolimski)
June 16, 2023, 5:53 pm
In teen-driven debut, a news veteran switches to fiction to unravel Jerusalem’s lives
Ruth Eglash plumbs her experiences as a veteran reporter in ‘Parallel Lines,’ a novel about three girls whose stories cross on the tracks
By Jessica Steinberg
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