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Israel's overlooked challenge: Environmental damage from two years of war - from the editor

As the war winds down, Israel faces a quieter crisis – environmental damage from Gaza to the Dead Sea, alongside long-neglected ecological failures now demanding urgent attention

Visitors walk across salt formations along the receding shoreline of the Dead Sea, a stark sign of the region’s growing environmental crisis.
Hikers trek past a cavernous sinkhole on the shores of the Dead Sea near Ein Gedi.

Into the sinkholes: How the Dead Sea’s collapse became a tourist draw

Israeli security and rescue forces take part in an earthquake drill at Ziv Medical Center, Safed, northern Israel, December 23, 2025; illustrative.

Next years 'critical' for Israel's earthquake preparedness, Israel Katz warns

People enjoy a sunny day at the beach in the Dead Sea, on June 6, 2025.

Israel's Dead Sea area trembles as 4.2 magnitude earthquake felt


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.

Ein Gedi hotel transformed for younger travelers and families

Kibbutz Ein Gedi is nestled within a nature reserve on a desert plateau, slightly elevated above the Dead Sea.

A VIEW of the sprawling Ein Gedi Kibbutz Hotel.

Ancient pyramid, coins, and weapons: Archaeologists unearth Judean Desert treasure trove

A 2,200-year-old pyramid-shaped structure and artifacts were uncovered in the Judean Desert, reshaping history. The IAA-led dig near Nahal Zohar invites volunteers to help uncover its purpose.

Reseachers uncover a pyramid-like structure in the Judean Desert, photo taken March 2025

Israeli riviera: Hundreds of new hotel rooms planned at Dead Sea

Despite security concerns, the government advances tourism: A new tender offers four hotel and commercial complexes in Ein Bokek and Hamei Zohar to double available rooms.

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