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Sea of Galilee water level falls to lowest point in decades, alarming Israeli experts

The Sea of Galilee’s water level has dropped by more than 2.5 meters a year on average over the past two years, far faster than in previous droughts, despite efforts to pump desalinated water into the lake. Experts warn the decline is unprecedented.

Israel Moshkovitz, Ilana Curiel | 11.12.25

‘Let it rain’: Mass prayer for rain held at Sea of Galilee as Israel faces worst drought in a century

With Israel facing its worst drought in a century and the Sea of Galilee 28 centimeters below its lower red line, dozens gathered on its shores to pray for rain, led by Safed’s Chief Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu, recalling past prayers said to have brought storms

Yair Kraus | 10.30.25

Hoard of ancient gold coins, jewelry discovered during excavations in Sussita

The 97 gold coins and delicate jewelry from the Byzantine period uncovered in archaeological excavations near the Sea of Galilee; Among the coins - a rare piece minted in Cyprus in 610, found in Israel for only the second time; Researchers say discovery sheds new light on region’s political, economic and religious history

Ynet | 09.25.25

Two Israelis drown at sea in separate incidents during holiday

Two men drown in separate incidents at Tel Aviv and the Sea of Galilee on Rosh Hashanah, prompting warnings against swimming in unsupervised beaches

Israel Moshkovitz, Roy Rubinstein | 09.23.25

No ID, no missing reports: Police investigate mystery drowning in Sea of Galilee

Police say man, believed to be in his 30s, entered the water at an unmonitored section of the beach where no lifeguard was present; after he failed to return, a bystander who saw him go in alerted authorities

Israel Moshkovitz | 09.20.25

Israel launches world-first plan to save Sea of Galilee with desalinated seawater

After years of drought and plunging water levels, Israel is preparing a world-first project: channeling desalinated Mediterranean seawater into the Sea of Galilee to stabilize the lake and secure the nation’s water future

Israel Moshkovitz | 09.02.25

IDF reservist drowns while rowing in Sea of Galilee, body recovered

Search teams locate body of 38-year-old Shlomi Banai in the Sea of Galilee after a two-day search involving hundreds of volunteers, police, divers and aerial units

Israel Moshkovitz, Eitan Glickman | 08.22.25

תקריב של הכתובת בפסיפס מוקפת באגמיות מצריות

‘Peace to the elderly’: Mosaic reveals earliest known nursing home in Israel

A 1,600-year-old mosaic discovered in Sussita on the Sea of Galilee reveals what may be the world’s earliest archaeological evidence of a nursing home from the Byzantine era

Eitan Glickman | 08.19.25

האי המשיך לגדול באוגוסט כתוצאה מירידת המפלס

Sea of Galilee levels plummet after severe heat wave

Critical water source drops to just 40.5 centimeters above the critical red line due to a severe heat wave, raising alarm as evaporation accelerates and water levels fall rapidly.

Israel Moshkovitz | 08.18.25

Israel faces unprecedented drought crisis as water shortages loom

Country faces its worst drought in a century, with northern rivers drying up and water officials warning of a looming crisis as rainfall declines and demand rises

Ilana Curiel | 07.28.25

As climate change rages on, Israel prepares for a future of severe drought

Water authority warns that reduced rainfall will increase drought events, straining water resources, challenging a growing population; plans desalination and infrastructure upgrades, to secure the country’s water future

Ilana Curiel | 04.30.25

Record-breaking cormorant count in Israel marks conservation success

An annual census recorded 23,468 overwintering great cormorants in Israel, marking the highest figure in two decades; Conservation efforts and improved breeding in European colonies have contributed to population recovery, though conflicts with fish farming remain a challenge

Ilana Curiel | 02.04.25

'The first wheels in history': 12,000-year-old spindle whorls found in Galilee

Hebrew University archaeologists uncover region’s first evidence of round stones used as spindle whorls to spin thread, dating back to late Stone Age

Ynet | 11.14.24

פארק מים גיא בכנרת, אמבה "אוכלת מוח" נגלריה פאולרי

Israelis flock to ER after brain-eating amoeba scare

Dozens seek medical attention after Health Ministry warns of possible infection from dangerous pathogen at Sea of Galilee water park; guidelines call on all feeling ill after swimming there to be tested after a second case of amoebic meningitis

Adir Yanko, Yair Kraus | 07.25.24

Man hospitalized with brain-eating amoeba

Health Ministry says the man was diagnosed with a brain infection caused by the deady amoeba Naegleria fowleri which he likely contracted at the Sea of Galilee

Adir Yanko | 07.04.24