Israel natural gas

Severe nationwide floods in Israel as dozens rescued, security fence section collapses

The water was over a meter high in places, according to the Israel Fire and Rescue Authority. 

Israel Natural Gas Lines employee trapped in flooded river in southern Israel, November 25, 2025.
A meeting of energy ministers from Greece, Cyprus, the United States, and Israel, November 6, 2025.

Israel to Europe gas pipeline idea back on table, Minister Eli Cohen tells 'Post'

 Sitting duck? A view of the Leviathan gas field from the air.

'Naval Iron Dome has proven effective': Chevron CEO discusses Hezbollah attacks on gas works

Dan Illouz, former Jerusalem City Council Member, and Zvi Sukkot attends a Religious Zionist Party meeting at the Knesset, Jerusalem ,January 23, 2023. Canva collage

'Essentially a reward for Hezbollah': MKs urge Netanyahu to cancel Israel-Lebanon gas deal


Work to begin on $120m. Leviathan engineering plan

A spokeswoman for the consortium said a decision on which firm will carry out the engineering plans will be likely be made in the coming days.

Map of Leviathan gas field

Analysis: How gas could warm relations between Israel and Turkey

"I'm a great proponent of this effort to resume diplomatic relations with Turkey."

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan makes a speech at the Presidential Palace in Ankara

Leviathan signs $3b. deal to power planned electric plant in Be’er Tuviya

In January, private Israeli power giant Edeltech and its Turkish partner Zorlu Enerji signed a $1.3b. contract for Leviathan gas to be used at the eventual Tamar power plant.

Israel’s natural gas

Gas deal may soon be back on track after partners reportedly agree to update

The latest version of the deal still requires approval from the government, which the ministry expects in the coming days.

THE TAMAR gas field platform juts above the Mediterranean

Report: Russia wants share in Israeli gas

Gazprom's interest in Israeli gas reservoir Leviathan is a strategic issue for Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Netanyahu and Putin

Is it wrong to critique decisions by the Israel Supreme Court?

Nowhere is criticism of the court more warranted than in the gas decision. Nothing in Israeli law bars such long-term commercial arrangements.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses the High Court on the gas deal

Netanyahu backs Shaked in criticizing High Court over gas deal decision

Justice Sohlberg: “Instead of ‘sit and do not act’ in order to be on the side of safety, it is better to “rise up and act’ as the law stipulates.”

 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (C) attends a meeting of the Likud party in the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem

Shaked slams High Court 'hypocrisy': Why didn't they strike down the Oslo Accords?

Justice minister slams Court for striking down Netanyahu's gas policy, saying she fears that the world will start to view Israel as a "country which eats its investors."

Ayelet Shaked, nouvelle ministre de la Justice

Netanyahu after Court throws wrench into gas deal: Gov't must be given tools to govern

"We were elected to bring results to the citizens, and we need the tools to do that," Netanyahu says at cabinet meeting.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the weekly cabinet meeting, March 20, 2016

ANALYSIS: Why gas deal opponents shouldn’t celebrate yet

The many critics of the deal had plenty to dislike in the imperfect gas outline, which by admission of even its most ardent supporters was a compromise.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses the High Court on the gas deal