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Powerful summer storm lashes Lebanon, Syria and Cyprus as rain reaches Israel

Watch: Floods sweep northern Lebanon, winds damage Syria and Cyprus, while northern Israel sees only light rain with more showers expected Sunday

Lior Ben Ari, Ilana Curiel | 08.29.26

Israel’s heavy rain forecast downgraded as storm shifts offshore

Rain is still expected overnight Saturday into Sunday, but updated models show far smaller amounts than previously forecast; Meteorological Service chief says the rainfall will remain unusual for August but should not cause flooding or major disruption

Ilana Curiel | 08.28.26

Hail in August? Israel braces for rare summer storm, flooding risk along coast

Heavy rain, thunderstorms and even hail are forecast from Saturday night, with coastal flooding possible as experts warn Israel is unprepared for increasingly extreme weather

Ilana Curiel | 08.27.26

סמוטריץ' נואם לאחר קבלת תוצאות הרשימה לפריימריז

Smotrich hardens election rhetoric, vows to ‘Judaize’ Negev and Galilee and override officials

Finance minister proposes 40 new communities and 1 million additional Jewish residents, saying his party would take control of key land agencies and remove officials he calls ‘anti-Zionist’

Ilana Curiel, Yair Kraus | 08.27.26

Israel’s desalination ‘Iron Dome’ under pressure as drought drains water reserves

After the driest year on record, Israel is relying heavily on desalination as reservoirs struggle to recover; officials are now planning the world’s largest desalination plant and launching a new conservation drive

Ilana Curiel | 08.27.26

‘Unprecedented’ August storm to hit Israel, flooding risk in Tel Aviv area

Up to 30 mm of rain could fall within just one to three hours early Sunday, with thunderstorms and hail possible from northern Israel to the northern Negev; forecasters say the system could even break August rainfall record

Ilana Curiel | 08.26.26

אוקסנה דבורקין עברה להתגורר ב ערבה והאישה הראשונה ב צוות ה סיירים מחלצת נהגים בדרכם ל אילת

She survived October 7. Now she rescues stranded drivers in the desert

Now based in the Arava, Oksana Dvorkin has become Netivei Israel’s first female service-patrol driver, helping families stranded on Highway 90 with breakdowns, fuel shortages and roadside emergencies

Ilana Curiel | 08.26.26

Israel braces for rare August rain as autumn-like weather returns

Local rain is expected from Saturday night into Sunday across northern and central Israel, with some areas potentially seeing unusually heavy totals and new seasonal records

Ilana Curiel | 08.25.26

Israeli man accused of selling stolen cars, then stealing them back

Tarek al-Abid, 31, of Kuseife, is accused of forging documents and impersonating another person to sell stolen cars as legitimate; prosecutors say he then sent an accomplice to steal them again and transfer them to the Palestinian Authority

Ilana Curiel | 08.19.26

‘Wanted to blow up Jews and Arabs’: suspect recounts Be’er Sheva club attack plan to investigators

Abdullah Gargawi told investigators he planned to bomb the Forum club while packed, then open fire; he said he searched YouTube for bomb-making instructions, tested explosives in a yard and practiced shooting a rifle

Ilana Curiel | 08.18.26

Israeli charged with plotting Islamic State-inspired car bomb attack at nightclub

Prosecutors say Abdullah Gargawi contacted ISIS supporters, sought routes to join the group in Syria and planned to remotely detonate a car bomb outside a crowded Be'er Sheva club

Ilana Curiel | 08.18.26

'Like a sci-fi movie': giant spider web covers Israeli nature reserve | Watch

Millions of spiders gathered along the stream banks, weaving vast webs after billions of midges provided an extraordinary food supply; Israel Nature and Parks Authority experts explain the rare phenomenon

Ilana Curiel | 08.17.26

Deadly power lines: dozens of white storks electrocuted in Jordan Valley

Power poles near the Tovlan waste site kill dozens of storks and other birds each year; the Society for the Protection of Nature in Israel is demanding the lines be insulated or buried

Ilana Curiel | 08.17.26

Rare summer storm breaks Jerusalem’s all-time August rainfall record in one hour | Watch

The Israel Meteorological Service says 11 mm fell in Ma’ale Adumim within 60 minutes, breaking the August record since measurements began, as thunderstorms hit Jerusalem and flood warnings remain in effect

Ilana Curiel, Gilad Carmieli, Shimon Elbaz, Hassan Shaalan | 08.15.26

‘Super El Niño’ in Israel: weekend rain hotspots and a wetter fall ahead

Forecasters warn of locally heavy rain in the Dead Sea, Judean Desert and Jordan Valley, with unusual summer storms possibly signaling a wetter fall and broader shifts linked to El Niño

Ilana Curiel | 08.14.26