Several Wounded Amid Hezbollah Rocket Attack - Central Israel

Several Wounded Amid Hezbollah Rocket Attack - Central Israel

Israeli first responders work at the site of a rocket attack from Lebanon, in Petah Tikvah, central Israel, November 24, 2024. Hezbollah launched approximately 200 rockets into Israel on Sunday as Israel prepared to initiate a new wave of airstrikes on Beirut. Photo by Gil Cohen Magen/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Several Wounded Amid Hezbollah Rocket Attack - Central Israel

Several Wounded Amid Hezbollah Rocket Attack - Central Israel

This photo taken on November 24, 2024 shows a car damaged in a rocket attack from Lebanon, in Petah Tikvah, central Israel. Hezbollah launched approximately 200 rockets into Israel on Sunday as Israel prepared to initiate a new wave of airstrikes on Beirut. Photo by Gil Cohen Magen/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Several Wounded Amid Hezbollah Rocket Attack - Central Israel

Several Wounded Amid Hezbollah Rocket Attack - Central Israel

Israeli first responders work at the site of a rocket attack from Lebanon, in Petah Tikvah, central Israel, November 24, 2024. Hezbollah launched approximately 200 rockets into Israel on Sunday as Israel prepared to initiate a new wave of airstrikes on Beirut. Photo by Gil Cohen Magen/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Several Wounded Amid Hezbollah Rocket Attack - Central Israel

Several Wounded Amid Hezbollah Rocket Attack - Central Israel

This photo taken on November 24, 2024 shows the site of a rocket attack from Lebanon, in Petah Tikvah, central Israel. Hezbollah launched approximately 200 rockets into Israel on Sunday as Israel prepared to initiate a new wave of airstrikes on Beirut. Photo by Gil Cohen Magen/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Several Wounded Amid Hezbollah Rocket Attack - Central Israel

Several Wounded Amid Hezbollah Rocket Attack - Central Israel

Israeli first responders work at the site of a rocket attack from Lebanon, in Petah Tikvah, central Israel, November 24, 2024. Hezbollah launched approximately 200 rockets into Israel on Sunday as Israel prepared to initiate a new wave of airstrikes on Beirut. Photo by Gil Cohen Magen/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Several Wounded Amid Hezbollah Rocket Attack - Central Israel

Several Wounded Amid Hezbollah Rocket Attack - Central Israel

Israeli first responders work at the site of a rocket attack from Lebanon, in Petah Tikvah, central Israel, November 24, 2024. Hezbollah launched approximately 200 rockets into Israel on Sunday as Israel prepared to initiate a new wave of airstrikes on Beirut. Photo by Gil Cohen Magen/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Israelis celebrate opening day of Tel Aviv's 1st light rail line

STORY: Israelis celebrate opening day of Tel Aviv's 1st light rail line DATELINE: Aug. 19, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:10 LOCATION: TEL AVIV, Israel CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): WANG ZHUOLUN, Xinhua correspondent 2. various of platforms and passengers 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): HAIM GLICK, CEO of Tel Aviv Metropolitan Mass Transit System 4. various of new rail 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): ERAN, Israeli citizen STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): WANG ZHUOLUN, Xinhua correspondent "Here I'm in Tel Aviv, the economic center of Israel. On Friday morning, the first light rail, known as the Red Line, began chugging through the metropolis, which would tremendously reduce traffic congestion plaguing people here for many years." The Red Line connects Tel Aviv with four smaller cities in the metropolitan coastal area -- Bat Yam, Ramat Gan, Bnei Brak, and Petah Tikvah. The 24-km line has 34 stops, ten of them located underground. It was jointly built and operated by Chinese and Israeli companies. SOUNDBITE 1

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)