Rescuers are searching for three people reported trapped by rising waters in a relatively isolated wadi in the northern Negev.
A statement from the fire and rescue authorities says crews are attempting to reach the trio in Nahal Halmut after the area became flooded.
Closer to the center of the country, a man whose car was overtaken by rising waters from Nahal Sorek was rescued and taken to a hospital, authorities say.
Police have reportedly closed off a section of Route 90 near the Dead Sea in both directions due to floodwaters. Route 234 near the Tzeelim Bridge in the Western Negev is also reportedly blocked off.
According to the Israel Meterological Service, areas around Beersheba in the northern Negev saw as much as 20 millimeters of rain fall in the last three hours.
The area and the region around the Dead Sea are under a flash flood advisory until 10 a.m.
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