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Meteorological Service issues red alert as storm nears peak; flood risk rises across Israel

Heavy rain is set to intensify overnight and peak on Monday, with dozens of millimeters expected within hours, raising the risk of urban flooding, river surges and damaging winds across central and eastern Israel

Ilana Curiel | 12.29.25

עימות בין צעירים בתבארין לבין כוחות המשטרה

Clashes erupt during Ben-Gvir visit to Negev Bedouin town after arrests

Police minister tours Tarabin after suspected nationalist attacks in neighboring Jewish communities, as police deploy tear gas and make arrests during stone-throwing

Ilana Curiel, Alexandra Lukash | 12.28.25

Full forecast: Rain will intensify Sunday night , with peak flood risk on Monday

Overnight rain fell throughout the country and it snowed on Mount Hermon; Today at noon the rains will stop, at night they will intensify. On Monday: wind gusts of up to 100 km/h and a risk of flooding in the Alexander, Yarkon and Ayalon rivers. And this is what is in store for New Year's Eve

Ilana Curiel, Yaron Drukman | 12.28.25

Israel weather alert: Torrential rain, strong winds and flood risk peak Monday

Powerful storm swept Israel with heavy rain from the north to the Negev; Roads were closed, flooding risks rose and snow is expected on Mount Hermon; significant rise in the Sea of Galilee’s water level may finally be seen

Ilana Curiel, Yaron Drukman | 12.28.25

סיכול הברחת אמצעי לחימה בגבול מצרים באמצעות רחפן

IDF helicopters intercept drones along Egypt border; residents warn of rising threat

An IDF attack helicopter pilot intercepted two drones that crossed into Israel from Egypt within minutes; a control officer said the mission is to detect and thwart drone intrusions, but southern communities warn smuggling by drones is intensifying, saying 'there’s no end in sight'

Ilana Curiel | 12.27.25

Winter is back: heavy rain, strong winds and flood risk

A full-fledged winter Saturday marks the start of a multiwave rain system lasting through Monday, with urban flooding and flash floods in southern streams expected; peak conditions include winds up to 100 kph and 5-meter waves, with road closures possible

Ilana Curiel | 12.27.25

ניבי זגורי דבורה הירש טל קורקוס ואלישע סבח

The fall of southern Israel's 'Tony Soprano': crime boss convicted in triple murder plot

After seven years of trial, Yaniv Zaguri was convicted of masterminding a revenge campaign that led to three murders, including a state witness, exposing the inner workings of one of southern Israel’s most violent crime organizations

Ilana Curiel | 12.21.25

עצרת ביישוב מיתר בקריאה להחזרת החטוף רן גואילי

Vigil held for last fallen hostage as families urge his return, call for unity

At emotional gathering in Meitar, the mother of Ran Gvili calls for public support to bring her son’s body home; fellow bereaved families say the October 7 tragedy must become a turning point for Israeli society

Ilana Curiel | 12.20.25

'Most of the forest is gray': drought devastates forests in southern Israel

Sharp declines in rainfall and prolonged droughts have dried out about half of the conifer trees in southern Israel’s forests, prompting warnings of unprecedented die-off as officials search for solutions

Ilana Curiel | 12.18.25

הצפות בקריית גת בעקבות גשמים עזים - סופת ביירון

After Storm Byron, heavy rains expected to return with flooding in southern and central Israel

Another rain system is expected over the next two days, mainly in southern Israel, bringing flooding and traffic disruptions; rain will peak Monday night, with heavy downpours forecast for Ashdod, Ashkelon, the Gaza border area and the northern Negev, and strong rain also expected in central Israel

Ilana Curiel | 12.15.25

Families of hostages killed by IDF fire slam promotion of officer: 'spitting on their graves'

Iris Haim and Jonathan Shamriz are demanding the halt of the battalion commander’s promotion, citing discrepancies in his account and negligence over his role in the deadly incident

Yoav Zitun, Ilana Curiel | 12.14.25

The rare 24 hours of Storm Byron - and the 'orange warning'

A preliminary summary of the storm points to an extreme rainfall event, felt most strongly along the southern coast and in the western Negev, with record precipitation in the Carmel region

Ilana Curiel | 12.14.25

Heavy rain set to return after Storm Byron batters Israel with record numbers

Officials said rainfall totals in parts of southern coastal plain and western Negev reached roughly half of annual average in just two days; in some locations, it was the wettest 24-hour period since the 1990s

Ilana Curiel | 12.13.25

כבאות והצלה הצפה בית שיקמה ביירון פינוי היפותרמיה

Flooding, rescues and hypothermia as Storm Byron sweeps Israel

Heavy rain from Storm Byron triggered flooding and dozens of rescues across southern Israel; cars were submerged in Ashkelon, residents were trapped in homes, a man died of hypothermia in Jerusalem and searches continue for a missing teen near the Yarkon River

Roni Green Shaulov, Ilana Curiel, Shilo Freid, Gilad Cohen, Yair Kraus | 12.12.25

Weekend forecast | Search continues for missing teen in Yarkon as flooding near Ashkelon sends seven to hospital

Thunderstorms and flooding possible through the morning as Byron weakens; rains ease later, missing Bnei Brak teen still unaccounted for and residents rescued from flooded homes

Yaron Drukman, Ilana Curiel, Shilo Freid, Gilad Cohen | 12.12.25

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