Current sectionWest Bank NewsAlthough Transportation Minister Regev did not announce the project, the chairman of the Gush Etzion Regional Council published a photo of her holding an illustration of a light rail that would connect Jerusalem to the Israeli settlement bloc in the West BankShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeYifat Reuven, Matan Golanand TheMarker05:20 AM • June 22 2026 IDTThe Gush Etzion Regional Council said on Sunday that Transportation Minister Miri Regev announced a new light rail that would be advanced to connect the Israeli settlement bloc in the West Bank to Jerusalem.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:Israel settlementsWest BankAnnexationMiri RegevTransportationCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Israel-Iran Live UpdatesIranTrumpNetanyahuEbola in IsraelAndy BurnhamYaacov Agam HaQuizHaaretz PodcastWest Bank Settlements Announce New Light Rail; Transport Ministry: No Such Plan'Feelings of Horror:' High Court Slams Law Tying Judge Appointments to IdeologyKnesset Speaker Ohana Wants a Constitutional CrisisEisenkot Is the Leader We DeserveA Strong Leader for a Weakened IsraelRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIIsrael Is Conducting a Systematic Campaign of Ethnic Cleansing in the West BankNetanyahu's Mouthpieces Turn on Trump, Revealing a Deeper Israeli Ingratitude'Once-in-a-lifetime Discovery': 1,700-year-old Roman Busts Found in IsraelIsrael Is Bleeding Support in U.S. and Pouring Tens of Millions to Change ThatTrump and Netanyahu Hurtling Toward a Rupture That Could Shock U.S.-Israel TiesReport: Netanyahu 'Likely' to Sabotage Iran Deal, U.S. Officials Tell Trump