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Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men block a road during a protest against the jailing of yeshiva students who failed to comply with an army recruitment order, in Jerusalem on August 7, 2025. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
October 30, 2025, 6:57 am
Roadblocks and school closures: What to expect during Thursday’s Haredi anti-draft rally
‘Million man’ protest against the crackdown on ultra-Orthodox draft dodgers will shut down roads in and around Jerusalem and stymie public transportation in the nation’s capital
By Shira Silkoff, Charlie Summers and Sam Sokol
Ducks that strayed onto Highway 1 on July 9, 2025 (Screen grab used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
July 10, 2025, 4:14 am
Cop escorts mother duck, ducklings to safety on key highway
Duck and her 10 little ones, spotted by cop snarling traffic on main Route 1 between Jerusalem and Tel Aviv, are safely delivered to animal welfare professionals
By ToI Staff
View of the damage caused from a large fire which broke out near moshav Ta'oz, April 23, 2025. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
April 24, 2025, 1:11 am
Firefighters battle Beit Shemesh area blazes into night, but evacuees allowed to return
Ten firefighters, two civilians and a policewoman hurt; efforts ongoing to control blaze west of Beit Meir; Jerusalem fire service to be reinforced by northern personnel
By Michael Horovitz and ToI Staff
Screen capture from video circulating on social media apparently showing security forces searching for suspects on the Route 1 highway, December 15, 2024. (Screen capture: X; Used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
December 15, 2024, 4:10 pm
Terror scare shuts down main Jerusalem-Tel Aviv highway
Police later say terror suspicion was false alarm, after incident brings traffic to standstill; cops detain 13 unauthorized Palestinian workers in connection with suspected vehicle
By ToI Staff
Family members of Israeli hostages held captive by Hamas in the Gaza Strip lead a march from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem calling for a deal to secure their release, July 12, 2024. (Pro-Democracy Movement/Oded Engel)
July 12, 2024, 1:49 pm
On 3rd day of 4-day march from Tel Aviv, hostage families near Jerusalem, demand deal
Hundreds join loved ones of those held hostage by Hamas since October 7 on penultimate day of trek to pressure government amid apparent window of opportunity in ceasefire talks
By ToI Staff
An unfinished construction of a railway bridge on Route 1, between Tel Aviv and Jerusalem, on June 1, 2024. (Jonathan Shaul/Flash9)
June 6, 2024, 5:50 pm
Builder warns avoiding Shabbat work on train bridge will cause highway hazard
Amid religious pressures, Solel Boneh says doing job on several weekdays instead of one weekend means drivers on main Jerusalem-Tel Aviv road must pass under hazardous construction
By Stuart Winer
Families of hostages held by Hamas terrorists in Gaza and activists block Route 1 between Tel Aviv and Jerusalem, during a protest on March 8, 2024. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
March 8, 2024, 8:24 pm
Hostage families block main highway with cages; report says new signs of life received
Protesters burn tires on main Jerusalem-Tel Aviv highway, call on prime minister to reach a deal with Hamas soon or give up his position to someone who will
By ToI Staff
National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir at the scene of a deadly terror attack on Route 1 near Ma'ale Adumim, in the West Bank, February 22, 2024 (Jamal Awad/Flash90).
February 22, 2024, 1:40 pm
Far-right ministers demand more settlements, checkpoints, after deadly terror attack
National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir doubles down on intention to seek restrictions on Muslim access to prayers at the Temple Mount on Ramadan
By ToI Staff
Screen capture from video of an escaped cow running along Route 1, August 13, 2023. (X. Used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
August 13, 2023, 10:56 am
Police chief chases cow down highway
Israel’s top cop, Kobi Shabtai, joins efforts to rope in runaway bovine as it bolts down Route 1
By Stuart Winer
The scene of a crash between a bus and a truck on Route 1 near Latrun, January 3, 2023 (Hatzalah)
January 3, 2023, 10:29 am
Girl seriously injured, dozens of kids lightly hurt as bus, truck collide on highway
10-year-old suffers head wound in crash involving bus carrying schoolchildren; police reopen Route 1 after it was closed for a number of hours at Latrun toward Jerusalem
By ToI Staff
The scene of a deadly car crash on Route 1, November 26, 2021. (Courtesy Magen David Adom)
November 26, 2021, 9:42 am
1 killed in crash on Jerusalem-Tel Aviv highway; driver suspected to have been drunk
68-year-old had stopped on Route 1’s shoulder before high-speed collision that resulted in his death and moderate injury of a woman; 30-year-old driver lightly hurt
By Emanuel Fabian
Police at the scene where a truck transporting a bulldozer hit a bridge on October 26, 2021 (Flash90)
October 26, 2021, 5:54 pm
Tel Aviv-Jerusalem highway closed for hours as truck gets wedged under overpass
No injuries reported after vehicle transporting a bulldozer collides with bridge
By ToI Staff
Firefighters try to extinguish a fire that broke out in a forest near Shoresh, outside of Jerusalem, August 3, 2021. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
August 3, 2021, 2:30 pm
Massive forest fire near Jerusalem drives residents from homes
Six planes and dozens of firefighting units battle blaze that fire commissioner says was likely human-started, though not clear if deliberately or through negligence
By Stuart Winer
The scene of a deadly car crash on Route 1, May 6, 2021. (Magen David Adom)
May 6, 2021, 4:27 pm
Man killed, 6 hurt in car crash on Jerusalem-Tel Aviv highway
1 person in serious condition after collision between a truck and several cars just west of the capital
By ToI Staff
People protest against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem, on November 14, 2020 (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)
November 14, 2020, 10:44 pm
Turnout at anti-Netanyahu protests lower amid chill weather
Thousands take part in demonstrations throughout the country, but numbers appear markedly lower than usual
By ToI Staff
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