Dead Sea

NYX hotel and water park to replace Leonardo Inn Dead Sea

Fattal Hotel Group announced the project which will feature 182 rooms, private pools, a lifestyle resort, and a water park open to the general public, set to open in early 2028.

182 rooms, including 37 rooms with private pools. NYX Dead Sea Hotel
Stargazing in the Negev Mountains

The Perseid meteor shower is back: All the best places to watch shooting stars in Israel

Israelis hike at Nahal Hava in the Negev, southern Israel, January 30, 2026; Illustrative.

Tremors felt in southern Israel after magnitude 5.6 earthquake strikes Egypt, no damage reported

Macro close up of a yellow fever mosquito sucking blood on skin.

Israel urges mosquito control after West Nile virus detected in South


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.

You won’t believe how much a night costs at Isrotel’s new hotel – and why some are willing to pay

Isrotel invested NIS 128M in Kayma – a new hotel at the Dead Sea with only 40 suites, breathtaking design, and an infinity pool. The cheapest night? Almost NIS 2,700.

Isrotel Suite Balcony, Kayma Hotel.

Desert, love, and everything in between: The festival everyone’s talking about returns

The Tamar Regional Council invites you to a family festival on Nov 6-7 at Nahal Amatzia Park with Jimbo J, workshops, tours, attractions, and a stunning desert backdrop. Tickets at a symbolic price.

Sodom and Love Festival.

Dead Sea hotel worker conducted espionage for Iran, indictment charges

The defendant was allegedly contacted via Telegram last year and paid 12,000 shekels to carry out tasks for an Iranian agent.

 THE CONTRAST of white salt ‘mushrooms’ against the turquoise background of the Dead Sea creates an apocalyptic landscape.

Luxury Isrotel Kayma Hotel opens at Dead Sea - review

The hotel has just 44 rooms and cost NIS 128 million to build. Its construction took eight years, and the whole hotel has a feeling of luxury.

THE KAYMA hotel, the first built at the Dead Sea in 20 years.

The Dead Sea clinic: Israel’s untapped engine of healing

The first in a year-long Magazine series exploring Israel’s emerging wellness and rehabilitation destinations, where science, hospitality, and culture converge.

SUNRISE OVER the Lot Hotel on the Dead Sea shore: A reminder that Israel’s lowest point on Earth may hold its highest potential for national healing and rehabilitation.

23-year-old Dead Sea hotel employee arrested under suspicion of spying for Iran

Additionally, indictments were filed against two others who were reportingly working with the Islamic Republic.

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Azealia Banks 'thrilled' to announce October visit to Israel

Arriving just days before the second anniversary of the October 7 massacre, Banks will visit a number of sites important to the Jewish and Israeli people

Azealia Banks performs in London, England, Jan. 27, 2019.

70-year-old man drowns in Dead Sea

After he was pulled from the water, paramedics attempted to resuscitate him; however, they were forced to declare him dead at the scene.

Magen David Adom teams at the Dead Sea, September 14, 2025.

Drone intrusion sirens in West Bank, Dead Sea area were false identification

Earlier on Monday, the IDF intercepted three Houthi drones launched from Yemen. One of the two was intercepted before the alerts sounded.

 (Illustrative) A Houthi drone fired from Yemen that was intercepted by the military on May 5, 2025 - file photo.