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Sderot train station

A fortified Sderot continues life under the threat from Gaza

According to the government, “the project to fortify homes in Gaza-vicinity communities provided 9-sq.m. bomb shelters for 10,140 housing units that previously had no shelters.”

|ByELIYAHU KAMISHER
An Iron Dome launcher fires an interceptor rocket in the southern Israeli city of Ashdod
Israel train

Israel Railways announces billion-shekel upgrades for future electric system

IR announced its purchase of 60 new passenger cars from Canadian manufacturer Bombardier.

|ByMICHELLE MALKA GROSSMAN
The Rav Kav USB card, which could be manually recharged, will begiven to residents of Gush Dan in a pilot program

Lowered bus, train pricing expected to change the face of public transport in Israel

A massive pricing reform is planned for much of the nation's public transport system as of January 1.

|BySHARON UDASIN
Israel train

Trains halted between Sderot and Ashkelon ahead of Gaza cease-fire expiration

Defense Ministry orders passenger train travel near Gaza border halted after a security evaluation; bus operations in area to be increased.

|ByYAAKOV LAPPIN, SHARON UDASIN