Dead Sea

Ancient wildfires in the Levant may have inspired Neolithic pottery-making, Israeli study suggests

Pottery appeared in the region during roughly the same broad period in which fires, erosion and clay deposition reached their peak. 

A Yarmukian juglet found in a cave in Samaria.
GALLERY -430. Hotels up to three stories high are planned for this area.

A journey into the awakening northern Dead Sea

The Land of the Monasteries.

The Land of the Monasteries in the Dead Sea is opening to hikers this week

Rendering of the NYX Dead Sea Hotel, Fattal Hotels.

Fattal unveils massive expansion with 12 new Israeli hotels


Desert, love, and everything in between: The festival everyone’s talking about returns

The Tamar Regional Council invites you to a family festival on Nov 6-7 at Nahal Amatzia Park with Jimbo J, workshops, tours, attractions, and a stunning desert backdrop. Tickets at a symbolic price.

Sodom and Love Festival.

Dead Sea hotel worker conducted espionage for Iran, indictment charges

The defendant was allegedly contacted via Telegram last year and paid 12,000 shekels to carry out tasks for an Iranian agent.

 THE CONTRAST of white salt ‘mushrooms’ against the turquoise background of the Dead Sea creates an apocalyptic landscape.

Luxury Isrotel Kayma Hotel opens at Dead Sea - review

The hotel has just 44 rooms and cost NIS 128 million to build. Its construction took eight years, and the whole hotel has a feeling of luxury.

THE KAYMA hotel, the first built at the Dead Sea in 20 years.

The Dead Sea clinic: Israel’s untapped engine of healing

The first in a year-long Magazine series exploring Israel’s emerging wellness and rehabilitation destinations, where science, hospitality, and culture converge.

SUNRISE OVER the Lot Hotel on the Dead Sea shore: A reminder that Israel’s lowest point on Earth may hold its highest potential for national healing and rehabilitation.

23-year-old Dead Sea hotel employee arrested under suspicion of spying for Iran

Additionally, indictments were filed against two others who were reportingly working with the Islamic Republic.

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Azealia Banks 'thrilled' to announce October visit to Israel

Arriving just days before the second anniversary of the October 7 massacre, Banks will visit a number of sites important to the Jewish and Israeli people

Azealia Banks performs in London, England, Jan. 27, 2019.

70-year-old man drowns in Dead Sea

After he was pulled from the water, paramedics attempted to resuscitate him; however, they were forced to declare him dead at the scene.

Magen David Adom teams at the Dead Sea, September 14, 2025.

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.