Dead Sea

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


From Iran to teachers on strike: A week of deals concerning Israel

The Jerusalem Post Podcast with Yaakov Katz and Lahav Harkov


Living it up at the Prima Oasis Spa Club

The Prima hotel chain has combined two existing hotels, the Oasis and the Spa Club, into one property with 242 rooms and suites.

 THE PRIMA OASIS Spa Club by the Dead Sea.

Learning to appreciate the natural amenities in our backyard - opinion

I live in a country with a million nature, religious and historic sites an hour from my home, but always scratch my head wondering what to do with guests coming through.

The D City design mall in Ma'aleh Adumim (illustrative).

A weekend of wellness at Israel's Dead Sea

Vert Dead Sea became Israel’s first hotel to host a three-day Wellness Festival in mid-June. The event was a great success.

 The Wellness Festival at the Dead Sea.

Catastrophe looms for Dead Sea as incoming water sources dry up, scientist says

In addition, water is being pumped from the sea to Dead Sea Works factories’ artificial evaporation ponds. So little water enters the salt lake in the north and lots of water exits in the south. 

 A SINKHOLE NEAR the Dead Sea.

Israel-Bahrain water sustainability cooperation can help avert crisis

In the long run, a Middle East alliance for water sustainability can have a positive impact on saving the Dead Sea, which is lacking regional cooperation. 

 EXTENSIVE COASTAL development in Manama.

Dead Sea sediment analyses show 15,000-year-old climate phase periods

The sediments at the edge of Lake Lisan near the archaeological site of Masada and from the bottom of the Dead Sea are unique witnesses to this development.

 Sediments formed in the Lisan lake during lake level between 24.000 and 14.000 years ago. Today, these deposits are found more than 200 meters above the water level of the Dead Sea. View from Masada across the Dead Sea.

True living with the Dead Sea

If there is a place on this globe where humans are exploiting and destroying nature on an unprecedented scale, it’s the Dead Sea. 

 A VIEW OF the Dead Sea.

Passover trips in Israel: Springtime visit to the Dead Sea

It’s not always easy to find a nice, reasonably priced place to stay in our tiny country, but the thought of finally being able to take a real vacation is extremely enticing.

 The Herbert Samuel Hod Dead Sea Hotel

Beautiful surroundings, warm hospitality at Herbert Samuel Hod Dead Sea - review

The hotel was built on the shores of the Dead Sea where the iconic Hod hotel used to be. The renovations were done during the lockdown and now, offering the highest level of design and finish.

 THE HOTEL has 211 rooms, most with a balcony with sea view.