Tnufa

Dan Public Transportation has agreed to acquire bus operator Tnufa for 150 million NIS, expanding its fleet to 3,500 buses. However, the deal faces internal opposition from minority stakeholders.

Mayors from the West Bank, Beit Shemesh, and Jerusalem corridor protested at the Ministry of Transportation on Wednesday over the severe collapse of public transit services operated by the "Tnufa" company.

This morning, numerous bus lines in Judea and Samaria were disrupted as Tnufa drivers found their vehicles without fuel. The incident occurred simultaneously with a court injunction against a planned strike by the drivers.

The Israeli Ministry of Transport is considering stripping the bus company Tnufa of its routes and revoking its operating license due to persistent service failures and a shortage of buses.

Bus operator Tnufa is set to be sold to Metropoline amid driver strikes and poor service ratings. Experts argue the situation reflects systemic flaws in the tender mechanism that prioritize low costs over quality.

On Monday, 400 bus drivers from the "Tnufa" company launched a wildcat strike protesting poor maintenance and wage uncertainty. Local authorities in Samaria and Jerusalem have demanded that the Ministry of Transport intervene and withdraw the company's operating lines.

Passengers of the "Tnufa" company are expected to be affected today (Monday) by a five-hour warning strike, after hundreds of drivers and employees announced that they would halt the operation of the lines in protest against an ongoing crisis in the company.

A new acquisition in the public transportation sector unites two operators that have faced sharp criticism and heavy fines from the Ministry of Transport in recent years due to service quality. The details of the deal have not yet been revealed.