Dead Sea

Health Ministry reveals wartime preparations in Eilat, Dead Sea amid tense security situation

An internal document from the Ministry of Health reveals the depth of the preparations, which include increasing the number of teams operating around the clock and the number of intensive care units.

Magen David Adom staff members work at the emergency dispatch center in Ramla, central Israel, March 6, 2026.
"Once customers discover it, they tend to keep buying.”

From a local idea to a global brand inspired by the Dead Sea

ISRAEL’S DESERTS are the opposite of boring. From the dramatic cliffs of the Judean Desert to the vast craters of the Negev and all the way south to the Red Sea shores of Eilat, the natural terrain here is as varied and striking as anything in the country’s lush North.

The Dead Sea isn’t dead: A winter hike through Israel’s most misunderstood landscape

Cone-shaped clay vessels, known as cornets, found across hundreds of sites in Israel and Jordan, February 27, 2026.

Israeli researchers crack century-old mystery of cone-shaped vessels found near Dead Sea - study


‘Land of milk and honey:’ Ancient promise, modern reality

How Israel transformed from a desert to the land of milk of honey that God promised in the Bible.

Land of milk and honey

Dead Sea area welcomes new hotel

The new hotel, located adjacent to the Dead Sea waterline, was built on the foundations of the Hod hotel, and comprises 205 rooms.

 HERBERT SAMUEL Dead Sea: a high-end experience.

Israel needs to make its buildings earthquake-safe - editorial

A national survey of buildings should be undertaken and budgets that were previously approved but never allocated should be spent to prepare for the next massive earthquake.

Israeli soldiers from the Home Front Command stand on rubble as they take part in an earthquake drill in Holon, near Tel Aviv October 21, 2012

Home is where the Isrotel Dead Sea Hotel is

The 5-star hotel is one of the leading hotels in the Dead Sea.

 THE ISROTEL Dead Sea Hotel

Historic Dead Sea landmark opens for first time since 1940s

The Dead Sea's new Novomiesky Visitor Center is a tribute to the story of early Zionist Moshe Novomiesky.

The receding floor of the northern Dead Sea in the Megilot region of the West Bank.

What inspired Spencer Tunick's nude Dead Sea photoshoot?

Famous works by Spencer Tunick have been photographed in New York, London, Vienna, Barcelona, Sydney and more.

 Spencer Tunick's Dead Sea photoshoot

'Nude photographer' Spencer Tunick returns to Israel

Spencer Tunick is known for his photography that features large groups of nude people.

 ARAD MAYOR Nisan Ben-Hamo (from left), Dead Sea Museum director Ari Leon Fruchter and famed photographer Spencer Tunick appear at a press conference in Jerusalem.

Proposed project to construct hotels, grow tourism in Dead Sea region

 JONAS' LIFE-CHANGING moment was overcoming his car stalling at the Dead Sea.

Pool of water near Dead Sea turns blood red, authorities investigating

Geologists believe the red color of the pool near the Dead Sea may be caused by algae, iron oxide or added chemicals.

 The bright red color of the waters of Lake Motro between the main Ounianga Lakes of northern Chad, Central Africa

West Nile virus resurfaces in Dead Sea and Gilboa river

Every summer, the ministry conducts tests on mosquitos in various regions of Israel, checking which harmful viruses they may carry that could lead to dangerous outbreaks.

A view from the highway of the Dead Sea, the lowest point on the planet