Dead Sea

Thoughts on viewing the Great Isaiah Scroll - opinion

There is much more to be learned about the history of the Hebrew nation, its literature, and even geography from the Great Isaiah Scroll.

A restorer works on a fragment of the Dead Sea Scrolls in a laboratory at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem
Police Commissioner Danny Levy meets LGBTQ+ representatives ahead of Pride Month.

Israel Police chief meets with members of LGBTQ+ community ahead of Pride Month

IDF forces during the “Sulfur and Fire” readiness exercise along Israel’s eastern border and the Dead Sea area on May 15, 2026.

IDF tests Jordan Valley readiness in Dead Sea surprise attack drill - analysis

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meet leaders of the Druze and Circassian communities.

Netanyahu meets with leaders of Druze, Circassian communities at Dead Sea summit


The Dead Sea isn’t dead: A winter hike through Israel’s most misunderstood landscape

Embark on a breathtaking hike where rocky cliffs, hidden swimming pools, and stunning views of the Dead Sea await. Discover the unexpected beauty of a landscape that’s anything but boring.

ISRAEL’S DESERTS are the opposite of boring. From the dramatic cliffs of the Judean Desert to the vast craters of the Negev and all the way south to the Red Sea shores of Eilat, the natural terrain here is as varied and striking as anything in the country’s lush North.

Israeli researchers crack century-old mystery of cone-shaped vessels found near Dead Sea - study

The fragments had been excavated from the Teleilat el-Ghassul archaeological site near the Dead Sea in Jordan between 1931 and 1938.

Cone-shaped clay vessels, known as cornets, found across hundreds of sites in Israel and Jordan, February 27, 2026.

Pnei Kedem: Where the view hooks you - and the community makes you stay

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Saved by a square: A rainy-day miracle at Jerusalem’s Hebrew Music Museum

When rain shut down Dead Sea plans, the Hebrew Music Museum turned a Birthright setback into an unforgettable Jerusalem experience.

Kikar Hamusica: View of Jerusalem’s Music Square with its various restau rants and outdoor music performance spaces.

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.

Seeing sinkholes: How the Dead Sea’s collapse became a tourist draw

How one of the region’s worst environmental disasters has become a popular tourist excursion

Hikers trek past a cavernous sinkhole on the shores of the Dead Sea near Ein Gedi.

Next years 'critical' for Israel's earthquake preparedness, Israel Katz warns

After two recent earthquakes, Defense Minister Israel Katz ordered a multi year plan to fortify strategic sites, upgrade warnings, and clarify emergency authority roles.

Israeli security and rescue forces take part in an earthquake drill at Ziv Medical Center, Safed, northern Israel, December 23, 2025; illustrative.

Israel's Dead Sea area trembles as 4.2 magnitude earthquake felt

"Immediately go out into the open," the Home Front Command advised those in the area. "If not possible, enter [a] protected room or stairwell."

People enjoy a sunny day at the beach in the Dead Sea, on June 6, 2025.

Real quiet at the Dead Sea: The renovated spa that provides complete disconnection from the world

After a six-million-shekel renovation, the Oasis Spa Club Hotel unveils a renewed adults-only spa, featuring new treatments, calming spaces, and a quiet mineral designץ

Oasis Spa Club, Dead Sea.

The Dead Sea’s hidden plastic problem: A record of decades of waste - study

Plastic waste carried by flash floods has built up along the Dead Sea’s shrinking shore, creating natural rings that reveal decades of growing pollution.

Large quantities of plastic seen along the Dead Sea coastline.