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A view of the Dead Sea Works on February 2, 2018. (Issac Harari/Flash90)
December 3, 2025, 10:36 pm
After a decade of work, government publishes bill delineating future use of ailing Dead Sea
Environmental groups say Finance Ministry bill to regulate lake’s industrial use from 2030 is geared to profits, misses rare opportunity to restore ever-shrinking natural resource
By Sue Surkes
'Tehran''s Niv Sultan in the lead role of Keshet 12's 'Murder at the Dead Sea,' a new crime thriller premiering December 22, 2025 (Courtesy Keshet)
December 2, 2025, 5:11 pm
‘Tehran’ lead Niv Sultan stars in whodunnit about COVID hotel murder
Seven-episode contemporary drama set at Dead Sea reimagines classic Agatha Christie mystery
By Jessica Steinberg
A general view shows the Dead Sea in the Israeli resort town of Ein Bokek on October 18, 2024. (AHMAD GHARABLI / AFP)
November 16, 2025, 9:31 pm
Dead Sea ranked second-worst of 101 top world tourist destinations
Unsafe roads, isolation from airports, and conflict-ridden neighborhood ‘significantly impact visitor satisfaction,’ says tourism site
By ToI Staff
The Dead Sea Works at the Dead Sea, southern Israel, March 21, 2023. (Moshe Shai/FLASH90)
November 6, 2025, 11:46 pm
ICL shares plummet as miner agrees to smaller payout for giving up Dead Sea rights
Israel Corporation subsidiary had sought $6 billion to concede right of first refusal on 2030 mineral lease, but settles for $2.5 billion and refund on investment for salt buildup fix
By Sue Surkes
Illustrative: Police officers in Jerusalem on October 11, 2024. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
November 2, 2025, 11:56 am
Dead Sea hotel worker charged with spying for Iran; was asked for intel on Ben Gvir
Man is accused of sending photos of tourist sites to Iranian agents, who also allegedly asked for info on crime families and IDF soldiers
By Charlie Summers
The Dead Sea Works in southern Israel, December 7, 2012. (Doron Horowitz/Flash 90)
March 11, 2025, 4:00 pm
State has failed for years to properly manage Dead Sea Works — Comptroller report
Report maps failure by multiple ministries and government agencies to regulate, supervise, and charge for the mining of minerals that belong to the public
By Sue Surkes
Hikers walk during an excursion along the Dead Sea shore near Kibbutz Ein Gedi in eastern Israel on December 30, 2024. (Menahem Kahana / AFP)
January 29, 2025, 1:12 pm
Dead Sea facing ecological disaster but regional tensions makes solutions difficult
Salty lake rapidly evaporating due to industrial use and climate change, and officials say situation cannot be remedied without Jordanian cooperation
By Ruth Eglash
Lightning illuminates the sky near Rehovot, December 30, 2024. (Yossi Aloni/Flash90)
December 31, 2024, 1:34 pm
Police shut flooded roads as winter storm blows into central and southern Israel
Traffic blocked on Route 90 near Dead Sea, some highway lanes closed near Tel Aviv amid surging flash floods; major storm system forecast to taper off later Tuesday
By Joshua Davidovich
View of salt formations on the Dead Sea shore on April 28, 2024. (Jamal Awad/Flash90)
November 28, 2024, 10:44 pm
State should include stricter requirements in new tender to mine Dead Sea — lawyers
Responding to draft tender, Adam Teva V’Din says Dead Sea Works must pay for environmental damage, state needs to reserve a percentage of profits to stop sea’s decline
By Sue Surkes
IDF troops at the scene of a terrorist infiltration on the Jordan-Israel border near the Dead Sea, October 18, 2024. (Israel Defense Forces)
October 18, 2024, 5:12 pm
IDF troops kill two gunmen who breached Jordanian border; 2 soldiers injured
Army rules out possible 3rd assailant after searches; one soldier moderately hurt, another lightly injured; Muslim Brotherhood says the assailants were members
By Lazar Berman, ToI Staff and Agencies
Aerial view of hotel complexes in Ein Bokek, at the Dead Sea, in March 2021. (Moshe Shai/Flash90)
September 17, 2024, 10:50 am
Government proposes more taxes, stricter regulations for Dead Sea mineral extraction
Ministries of finance and environment, Tax Authority release for public comment draft franchise for Dead Sea Works, whose current franchise runs out in 2030
By Sue Surkes
From left to right: Yochi Alon, Tzvi Alon and Rachel Fricker, in the David Dead Sea Resort dining hall, on Thursday July 20, 2024. (Gavriel Fiske/TOI)
June 30, 2024, 12:07 pm
As their stay at the Dead Sea ends, Be’eri evacuees look to the future, with hope
In August, after 10 months in hotels, most Kibbutz Be’eri members will relocate to a temporary neighborhood in a kibbutz outside Beersheba until their homes are rebuilt
By Gavriel Fiske
Salt formations on the southern coast of the Dead Sea, with the abandoned P88 pumping station in the background, and Masada on the horizon, May 28, 2024. (Sue Surkes/Times of Israel)
June 21, 2024, 12:34 pm
Geologists press Dead Sea Works to prevent creation of salt mountain ‘as tall as Masada’
Company said examining alternatives for disposal of mineral extraction byproduct as state’s Geological Survey pins hopes on developing beauty spot for new tourism plan
By Sue Surkes
Dr. Gili Zavon who was evacuated from Kibbutz Sa'ad to the Dead Sea. (Dafna Talmon)
June 15, 2024, 4:33 pm
Uprooted: Gili Zivan, 68, from Kibbutz Sa’ad. This is her story
Gili Zivan, married mother of five who teaches at the Mandel Leadership Institute, evacuated to the Dead Sea and returned home six months later ● This is her story
By Tamar Mor Sela
Naama Shaked. (Dafna Talmon)
June 8, 2024, 5:34 pm
Uprooted: Naama Shaked, 51, from Kibbutz Kissufim. This is her story
Naama Shaked, single mother from Kibbutz Kissufim, works as an academic development advisor, evacuated to the Dead Sea ● This is her story
By Tamar Mor Sela
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