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Three southern residents charged with drone-smuggling hashish to Jordan, bringing guns into Israel

According to one indictment, Ali and Wahel allegedly used off-road vehicles and drones to carry out six hashish-smuggling runs in December 2025, each involving roughly eight to nine kilos of hashish.

IDF, Israel Police seize 12 pistols after intercepting a drone attempting to smuggle the guns over the Jordan border, February 8, 2026.
A Fan-Tailed raven, in Mitzpe Shalem, near the Dead Sea.

Bold vs cautious: Raven personalities shape survival in a changing desert - study

AFTER A 16-HOUR journey from Tel Aviv, I encountered an unexpected California winter, where ancient pines in the Sierra Nevada stood heavy with snow between January storms.

The saline blueprint: Can saving the Dead Sea reshape Middle East diplomacy?

Nahal Abuv

Looking for a challenge with the kids? The desert trail that will surprise you


23-year-old Dead Sea hotel employee arrested under suspicion of spying for Iran

Additionally, indictments were filed against two others who were reportingly working with the Islamic Republic.

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Azealia Banks 'thrilled' to announce October visit to Israel

Arriving just days before the second anniversary of the October 7 massacre, Banks will visit a number of sites important to the Jewish and Israeli people

Azealia Banks performs in London, England, Jan. 27, 2019.

70-year-old man drowns in Dead Sea

After he was pulled from the water, paramedics attempted to resuscitate him; however, they were forced to declare him dead at the scene.

Magen David Adom teams at the Dead Sea, September 14, 2025.

Drone intrusion sirens in West Bank, Dead Sea area were false identification

Earlier on Monday, the IDF intercepted three Houthi drones launched from Yemen. One of the two was intercepted before the alerts sounded.

 (Illustrative) A Houthi drone fired from Yemen that was intercepted by the military on May 5, 2025 - file photo.

Why does everyone only go to hotels? Unmissable attractions at the Dead Sea

Beyond mud masks and hotels: Surreal salt mushrooms, the love spring, unique birdwatching, and homemade desert cuisine – the complete guide to hidden trips at the Dead Sea.

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One man rescued overnight in Dead Sea, another two found drowned in Caesarea and Lake Kinneret

After intensive searches of the beaches and sea, the missing man was located in the water, about 2 km south of the beach he was last seen.

A man was rescued by Police in the Dead Sea.

A night at the Dead Sea for NIS 13,000: Meet Isrotel’s new luxury hotel

Isrotel will open the Kayama Hotel in Ein Bokek this September – Israel’s most luxurious hotel, with only 44 rooms, unique design, and nightly rates starting at NIS 2,548 per couple.

Kayma Hotel, Dead Sea

Israel records hottest day of 2025 with 45.1°C in the Dead Sea region

In 2019, six years from Thursday’s record, the Sdom station also recorded the hottest temperature for Israel on record at a whopping 49.9°C.

 A forest fire is seen burning in Israel.

Sirens sound in Dead Sea, West Bank areas as Houthis fire ballistic missile from Yemen

The IDF announced that the missile was intercepted.

 Israeli air defense systems intercept an incoming missile fired from Yemen, as seen from Jerusalem, July 1, 2025

Dead Sea Scrolls aged decades older by AI-powered discovery

“The implications are profound,” said Dr. Maruf Dhali, assistant professor of AI at Groningen and co‐author of the study.

 A fragment from the Dead Sea Scrolls that underwent genetic sampling to shed light on the 2,000-year-old biblical trove is shown to Reuters at the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) laboratory in Jerusalem June 2, 2020.