Mediterranean Sea

USS Gerald R. Ford expected to dock in Haifa as US sends cargo, refueling aircraft to Israel

The USS Gerald R. Ford, the world’s largest aircraft carrier, is set to dock in Haifa as part of US reinforcements in the Middle East, amid rising tensions with Iran.

In this handout provided by the U.S. Navy, USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), F/A-18E/F Super Hornets assigned to Strike Fighter Squadrons 31, 37, 87, and 213 from embarked Carrier Air Wing Eight, and a U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress operate as a joint, multi-domain force, November 13, 2025.
A banner that reads 'Made in USA' hangs on a damaged building in the Chiyah district of Beirut's southern suburbs, Lebanon, November 28, 2024

US evacuates non-essential staff from Beirut embassy amid rising tensions with Iran

MKs Alon Schuster and Ohad Tal, Middle East Forum’s Alex Selsky and Greg Roman, INSS senior reaserch fellow Galia Lindenstrauss, entrepreneur Yehonatan Adiri, security expert Yossi Kuperwasser, and strategic advisor Liane Polak-David host “The 3+1 Framework” security meeting on February 10, 2026.

Israeli, Greek, Cypriot, US gov't officials gather in Knesset as Turkish threat rises

Divers carrying amphorae from the fourth century AD Roman shipwreck discovered off the coast of Gallipoli, southern Italy in June 2025.

Authorities reveal discovery of fourth century Roman shipwreck off Italy’s southern coast


Two dead, four seriously injured by drowning across Israel's beaches

Two people were confirmed dead ,while four people almost died and are in serious to critical condition after they almost drowned in the sea on Saturday morning.

 Metzitzim Beach, June 1, 2023.

Spanish archaeologists plan rescue of 2,500-year-old Phoenician shipwreck

After it sank, it remained buried in sediment for more than two millennia until changes in sea currents due to construction on the shore unearthed it almost 30 years ago.

 Phoenician-Punic ship

Does the Gaza Marine gas field put Israel, Mediterranean Sea at risk? - analysis

Environmental experts warn that it may be too soon to celebrate Israel's approval to develop the Gaza Marine gas field.

 Palestinians sail with boats towards the maritime border with Israel as smoke rises from a burning tire during a protest calling for lifting the Israeli blockade on Gaza, in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of the northern Gaza Strip September 10, 2018

The unique forum that brings together Greece, Cyprus and Israel

Experts and diplomats from Greece, Israel and Cyprus met in Cyprus and discussed stability, from the Eastern Mediterranean to the Middle East.

 Defense Minister Yoav Gallant meets with Greek defense officials, May 2023

Russia says its warship rescued 68 passengers from boat in Mediterranean

Hundreds of people, mostly from Egypt, Syria and Pakistan, are feared to have drowned in a boat capsize off Greece last week.

 Russian frigate Admiral Gorshkov is docked en route to scheduled naval exercises with the South African and Chinese navies in Durban, South Africa, February 17, 2023.

Eighteen sea turtles released back into the wild after medical treatment

The 17 brown sea turtles and one rare green sea turtle underwent rehabilitation at the Nature and Parks Authority's rescue center after they washed up on shore last winter.

 One of the sea turtles that underwent treatment and was released back into the sea.

Mediterranean boat disaster shows need for coordination - analysis

Different accounts have provided confusing details on precisely what happened, but what is clear is that a boat was overloaded by hundreds more people than should have been aboard.

 Aerial view shows the M/V BASILIS L merchant ship, which was ordered to help with rescue efforts of the migrant boat, in the absence of patrol boats from both Italy and Libya, which was en route from Libya in the central Mediterranean Sea March 11, 2023

Israelis pick up 120 kg. of trash in Mediterranean Sea clean-up project

The dives, which coincide with World Oceans Day on June 8, took place at Givat Aliya in Jaffa, on the beaches of Herzliya and on Dor-Nashsholim beach with 55 divers.

 Ministry of Environmental Protection is leading underwater cleaning dives throughout June

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Yulia the Mediterranean monk seal provides a welcome distraction

 YULIA, AN endangered female Mediterranean monk seal, takes a nap on the shore in Jaffa on May 15

Egypt seeks larger diplomatic role in Middle East - analysis

Iran, Turkey and Palestinian ties are on top of Cairo's list of prioritized diplomatic ties. 

Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi attends the Arab League Summit in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, May 19, 2023