Dead Sea
30 swimmers cross Dead Sea wearing special face masks
Dozens of swimmers participated in a swim at Mitzpe Shalem beach. The goal: To raise awareness of the crisis in the Dead Sea, whose water level has dropped by about 11 meters in the past decade.
Jordanian Navy apprehends Israeli swimmer in Jordanian waters, IDF confirms
Ancient wildfires in the Levant may have inspired Neolithic pottery-making, Israeli study suggests
A journey into the awakening northern Dead Sea
The Land of the Monasteries in the Dead Sea is opening to hikers this week
A journey following monks and pioneers in the northern Dead Sea, through an area accessible to hikers just two days a year.
Fattal unveils massive expansion with 12 new Israeli hotels
The Israeli hotel chain plans to add more than 2,000 rooms by 2030, including a NYX hotel with a water park at the Dead Sea and new properties in Eilat, Jerusalem and Tel Aviv.
Eilat records first rain of year as authorities issue flash flooding warning in Dead Sea region
Temperatures are expected to rise slightly on Saturday, mainly in the mountains and inland, with some areas reporting up to 33° during the day.
A casualty of war: Israel's breathtaking historical site remains out of reach after October 7
St. George’s Monastery is a microcosm of that overlapping alphabet soup reality where security, tourism, settlements, and land intersect.
New Dead Sea camping complex opens for the holidays
The tent area in Ein Bokek will operate from Sept 10 - Oct 3, with showers and restrooms, a short distance from the beach and tourism center. Tents and equipment are at campers' own expense.
Forget fancy hotels and explore a fresh way to experience Dead Sea kibbutzim
Right before the holidays, we gathered a few hot recommendations from the Dead Sea region: The coffee, the drinks, and all the rest.
NYX hotel and water park to replace Leonardo Inn Dead Sea
Fattal Hotel Group announced the project which will feature 182 rooms, private pools, a lifestyle resort, and a water park open to the general public, set to open in early 2028.
The Perseid meteor shower is back: All the best places to watch shooting stars in Israel
One of the most impressive celestial shows of the year reaches its peak on August 12. But here’s a tip: Shooting stars can also be seen in the days before and after the peak.
Tremors felt in southern Israel after magnitude 5.6 earthquake strikes Egypt, no damage reported
The earthquake had a magnitude of 5.4 and hit at a depth of 6 miles, according to the German Research Centre for Geosciences.
Israel urges mosquito control after West Nile virus detected in South
The Health Ministry and Environmental Protection Ministry urged the public to report mosquito hazards or sources of standing water in public areas to their local authority’s 106 hotline.
