Israel building its First Tunnel Under Tel Aviv!

 

After Decades of Talk, Israel Breaks Ground on Its First True Underground Metro as Netanyahu Hails a National Turning Point

Israel formally kicked off work on the Gush Dan metro with a cornerstone ceremony at the Segula depot site in Petah Tikva, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Transport Minister Miri Regev marking what the government calls the largest infrastructure project in the country’s history.

Netanyahu framed it as a shift from decades of talk to execution, pitching the underground network as a national “leap forward” that will reshape commuting, growth, and day-to-day life across the Tel Aviv metro area. Plans call for three lines spanning roughly 150 km with 109 stations across 24 local authorities.

He also fused the transit milestone into a broader message of Israeli strength, saying Israel has brought back 254 hostages and will not stop until the last fallen hostage, Staff Sgt. Ran Gvili, is returned as well.

And he tied momentum at home to leverage abroad: Israel has approved a record Leviathan gas export agreement with Chevron and partners to supply Egypt, worth about NIS 112 billion, while Egypt stressed it is a “purely commercial” deal.

Nvidia’s newly announced mega-campus push in Kiryat Tivon added fuel to the pitch that global tech still chooses Israel.