Funeral Of IDF Soldier - Israel

Funeral Of IDF Soldier - Israel

Aryeh, the father of Roy Dawi, mourns at his son's grave during the funeral service on November 2, 2023 in Jerusalem, Israel. An IDF soldier, Roi Dawi, 19 years old from Jerusalem, was killed in a ground operation in the Gaza Strip on October 31. Photo by Yahel Gazit/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Israel's Tel Aviv inaugurates 1st light rail

STORY: Israel's Tel Aviv inaugurates 1st light rail DATELINE: Aug. 18, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:07 LOCATION: TEL AVIV, Israel CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attending the inauguration of the light rail red line for the Tel Aviv metropolitan area STORYLINE: The first light rail in Tel Aviv, Israel's financial capital, was inaugurated at an official ceremony on Thursday, ahead of its first commercial drive on Friday. At the Kiryat Aryeh operational center in Petah Tikvah city, north of Tel Aviv, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu snipped a red ribbon at a rail station entrance. "This is a festive event for Israel. Today, we are realizing Israel's transport vision," he said, adding that the rail will "link cities and enhance connectivity between them." The rail, currently operational on a single line known as the Red Line, will commence its first commercial service on Friday morning. The Red Line connects Tel Aviv with four smaller cities in the metrop

ISRAEL-PETAH TIKVA-LIGHT RAIL-INAUGURATION

ISRAEL-PETAH TIKVA-LIGHT RAIL-INAUGURATION

(230817) -- PETAH TIKVA (ISRAEL), Aug. 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu holds a model of a light rail tram during an inauguration ceremony at the Kiryat Aryeh operational center in Petah Tikvah city, north of Tel Aviv, Israel, on Aug.17, 2023. The first light rail in Tel Aviv, Israel's financial capital, was inaugurated in an official ceremony on Thursday, ahead of its first commercial drive on Friday. (Photo by Gil Cohen Magen/Xinhua)

ISRAEL-PETAH TIKVA-LIGHT RAIL-INAUGURATION

ISRAEL-PETAH TIKVA-LIGHT RAIL-INAUGURATION

(230817) -- PETAH TIKVA (ISRAEL), Aug. 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (C) attends an inauguration ceremony of a light rail at the Kiryat Aryeh operational center in Petah Tikvah city, north of Tel Aviv, Israel, on Aug.17, 2023. The first light rail in Tel Aviv, Israel's financial capital, was inaugurated in an official ceremony on Thursday, ahead of its first commercial drive on Friday. (Photo by Gil Cohen Magen/Xinhua)