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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 371

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Passengers wait for their train departures at the Bordeaux-Saint-Jean train station in Bordeaux, western France on July 26, 2024, as France's high-speed rail network was hit by an attack disrupting the transport system, hours before the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. (Christophe Archambault/AFP)
July 27, 2024, 3:18 pm
French rail traffic to return to normal Monday, minister says after sabotage
Authorities say they still do not know who was behind attacks, but suspect leftists or environmental activists; Israel has claimed Iran proxies behind targeting Olympic host
By Reuters
Israel Railways' HaShalom Station in Tel Aviv, August 15, 2023 (Yossi Aloni/Flash90)
October 13, 2023, 4:03 pm
In extraordinary move, trains to keep running on Shabbat amid war
Select stations throughout the country will be serviced throughout the weekend as public need grows due to military conflict with Hamas
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: A commuter train of the Austrian Federal Railways (OeBB) stands on the railway tracks of Praterstern station on January 18, 2023 in Vienna, Austria. (Alex Halada/AFP)
May 15, 2023, 5:44 pm
Austrian railway probes broadcast of apparent Hitler salutes, speeches on train
OeBB says it filed complaints against two people who allegedly manipulated loudspeakers to play historic recordings of Nazi dictator
By AFP
A crane operator, firefighters and rescuers work the scene of a collision in Tempe, about 376 kilometers (235 miles) north of Athens, near Larissa city, Greece, March 1, 2023. (AP/Vaggelis Kousioras)
March 1, 2023, 10:31 am
Fiery head-on train crash in Greece kills at least 32, injures 85
Multiple carriages derail and at least 3 burst into flames as locomotive traveling from Athens to Thessaloniki emerges from highway underpass; cause of collision unclear
By Agencies
Video released by police Platteville, Colorado, shows the moment a freight train collides with a patrol car in which a suspect was being held, September 16, 2022. (Youtube screenshot, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
September 27, 2022, 10:20 am
Train smashes into parked Colorado patrol car in which fleeing cops had left suspect
Platteville police release video from arrest of road rage suspect; she sustained serious injuries after being left in back of patrol vehicle parked on train tracks
By ToI Staff and AP
An Israel Railways train passes the Ayalon Highway, near the Arlozorov Street 'Central' train station in Tel Aviv, August 23, 2016. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
July 23, 2022, 9:52 pm
Heavy traffic expected on coastal roads as train shutters track sections for a week
Rail will not run between Netanya and Binyamina; shuttles will be provided, but congestion expected on roads as a result
By ToI Staff
Construction on the Tel Aviv Red Line light rail at Allenby station, as part of a planned mass transit system for the Tel Aviv metropolitan area some of which runs underground. September 13, 2021. (Moshe Shai/FLASH90)
June 2, 2022, 12:12 pm
Metro plans in the spotlight as Israel seeks transportation solutions
Tel Aviv lines approved but expert says ‘fantasy project’ may not materialize nor deliver on easing congestion
By Danielle Nagler
Stones placed on train tracks near Beersheba in January during mass Bedouin protests in the Negev. (Israel Police)
April 29, 2022, 2:37 pm
2 Bedouin minors nabbed for blocking train tracks amid Negev tree-planting protests
The 15-year-olds face charges of endangering human lives, conspiracy to commit a crime; Shin Bet probed case as a potential ‘terror incident’
By ToI Staff
Egyptians look for remains of victims around mangled train carriages at the scene of a train accident in Sohag, Egypt, March 26, 2021. (AP Photo)
March 28, 2021, 12:33 am
Egypt buries train crash dead as number of fatalities revised down to 19
President Sissi vows tough punishments for those responsible for collision that injured at least 185
By Hager Harabech
Train station staff and workers are seen receiving training instructions at Yitzhak Navon train station in Jerusalem, before a possible reopening order from the government on May 14, 2020. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)
June 16, 2020, 7:22 pm
Finance minister demands trains resume, culture be given green light — report
Israel Katz, a former transportation minister, reportedly says it ‘defies logic’ that railway still non-operational, even as Israelis crowd on buses
By ToI Staff
The Tel Aviv-Jerusalem train seen seen outside of Jerusalem, December 22, 2019. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
December 22, 2019, 6:57 am
Ending wait, express train begins to chug between Jerusalem and Tel Aviv
Passengers will now be able to make journey in about 30 minutes, though rail will only reach Tel Aviv’s Hagana station for now
By ToI Staff
Dashcam footage of a a Utah state trooper rushing to rescue a man from an oncoming train (video screenshot)
October 17, 2019, 4:15 pm
US cop pulls man from car seconds before train hits it
Ruben Correa says driver was suffering from a medical condition; ‘I wasn’t really thinking, I was just doing my job’
By AFP
A section of the new protective barrier erected on roads bordering Gaza to protect Israeli drivers and farmers from bullets and missiles. (Channel 12 screen capture)
June 6, 2019, 12:27 am
After anti-tank fire, Gaza border roads get new protective walls
Security project had been started, but was incomplete when an Israeli killed was last month as missile fired by Hamas blew up his car
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: Trains are seen near the city of Sderot on July 15, 2018. (Gili Yaari/Flash90)
May 14, 2019, 1:17 am
Authorities to expedite work to shield roads, trains near Gaza
After anti-tank missile kills civilian during latest round of fighting, government agrees to speed up introduction of protective measures
By ToI Staff
Commuters at the newly built Yitzhak Navon train station in Jerusalem, September 25, 2018. (Aharon Krohn/Flash90)
April 12, 2019, 10:46 am
After train workers call in ‘sick,’ Israel Railways halts service across country
Transportation minister backs management’s decision, accusing workers’ union of facilitating ‘anarchy’; labor federation announces trains to resume later Friday morning
By ToI Staff
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