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


Hiking along Nahal Qumran, Masada: Jewish nationalist symbols of Zionism

May we merit complete victory in this war and see a time when no more tears must be shed over fallen soldiers.

 NAHAL QUMRAN near the Dead Sea.

At a Dead Sea hotel, refugees from Kibbutz Be’eri count their dead and grieve

There are so many funerals and shivas, some far from the Dead Sea, that members cannot possibly attend them all. 

 A HOUSE destroyed by fire during the October 7 massacre in Kibbutz Be’eri.

Free eye tests and glasses at Dead Sea Hotel for surviving Gaza border residents

Dozens of optometrists, technicians, and other professionals are now performing examinations and making glasses and contacts until 4 p.m. on Thursday, at the Leonardo Plaza Hotel at the Dead Sea.

 Woman picks out glasses at the optometrist (illustrative).

Death of the Dead Sea: experience the arts in Israel this month

Catch up on what's going on with the art scene in Israel this month.

 ‘DAUGHTERS OF JOB.’

One found dead in mined IDF area near Dead Sea - police

The deceased was reportedly a foreign national, and his death was pronounced at the scene.

 Police and Israeli security personnel respond to an incident in which six people were found in mined IDF territory, one of whom was found dead.

Will the shrinking Dead Sea lead to more dangerous landslides? - analysis

Eight-year-old Yehuda Levi was killed when boulders fell on him during a Thursday morning hike.

People visit Nahal David in the Ein Gedi Nature Reserve area, near the Dead Sea, Israel October 1, 2017.

Dead Sea tragedy: Israeli child killed, eight injured in landslide

Eight-year-old Yehuda Levi was killed when boulders fell on him during a Thursday morning hike.

 The scene of a rockslide at Nahal David near the Dead Sea. August 24, 2023

The Dead Sea, Jerusalem make it on top 10 list of Middle East sites

The Dead Sea and Jerusalem are on The Travel's list of the top 10 best places to visit in the Middle East.

 The Dead Sea

Visiting the luxury Isrotel Noga Dead Sea hotel

The recently reopened and rebranded Isrotel Noga combines quality and calm.

 THE VIEW of the Noga hotel pool and the Dead Sea from each room is not a sight you will forget in a hurry. The colors of the landscape constantly change.

Jordan Valley sovereignty will effectively mitigate terrorism - opinion

Applying sovereignty over the Jordan Valley would be a strategic move to defeat Palestinian rejectionism and mitigate increasing terrorism.

 PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu is flanked by the writer (left) and Jordan Valley Regional Council head David Elhayani, in 2019.