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Cliff collapse at Sidna Ali Beach in Herzliya, February 21, 2026. (Assaf Nissenbaum/Israel Nature and Parks Authority)
February 26, 2026, 5:48 am
The way the kurkar crumbles? As deteriorating cliffs pose a danger, politics bogs down repairs
After part of a coastal rock face collapses in Herzliya, those tasked with protecting these ridges call for cash – and a single coordinating body to help them get the job done
By Sue Surkes
Shark swims in the Mediterranean Sea as Israeli police search the area for a swimmer who they fear was attacked by a shark on Monday, near Hadera, April 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
April 23, 2025, 11:14 am
As search goes on for missing swimmer, experts say people shouldn’t have teased sharks
Nature groups say warnings not to approach the fish went unheeded, but still unclear why man was apparently mauled: ‘They are not creatures that attack’
By ToI Staff and AP
Search and rescue teams search for a diver who has been missing since he was attacked by sharks near the beach in Hadera, April 22, 2025. (Tal Gal/FLASH90)
April 22, 2025, 6:32 pm
Police send ‘findings’ from hunt for shark attack victim for forensic examination
Israel Police spokesman says efforts will continue until we can ‘bring relief to the family’; eyewitness says man shouted ‘I’ve been bitten, I’ve been bitten’ before disappearing
By Charlie Summers and ToI Staff
An ambulance at Bat Yam beach on July 27, 2024 after two men drowned in heavy seas. (Magen David Adom)
July 27, 2024, 1:39 pm
Three men drown in Mediterranean as warning issued over dangerous seas
Israel Meteorological Service says serious danger of drowning and being dragged from shallow to deep waters because of strong currents
By ToI Staff
In this aerial view, train tracks follow along a coastline now devoid of all sand, near the exclusive Cyprus Shore residential community in San Clemente, California, on October 12, 2022. (Robyn Beck/AFP)
October 16, 2022, 11:18 am
Beaches, homes and railways are disappearing into rising seas in California
Villas at luxury Cyprus Shore unprotected from fierce waves, which are swallowing hillside; rocks laid daily to defend slope, but cause increase in sand loss along beach
By Romain FONSEGRIVES
Swarm of jellyfish off the coast near Haifa, July 19, 2022 (Rotem Sadeh/Israel Nature and Parks Authority)
July 20, 2022, 10:17 am
Off the Haifa coast, a giant jellyfish swarm speckles the sea
Nature and Parks Authority blames increases in huge schools of the gelatinous creatures in Mediterranean on human behavior, including pollution, climate change
By ToI Staff
Boats docked at the Ashkelon marina on the southern Mediterranean coast, on August 18, 2019. (Gershon Elinson/Flash90)
June 10, 2022, 3:24 pm
Planning chief says shelved proposal for 6 new marinas to be raised again
National Planning and Building Council head says ‘people need to get organized’ ahead of plan’s return to agenda, after recent decision to only recommend 1 new marina
By Sue Surkes
A young sperm whale that washed up on a Tel Aviv beach on May 20, 2022 (Screenshot/Twitter)
May 20, 2022, 5:18 pm
Dead sperm whale washes up on Tel Aviv beach
Scientists say difficult to determine cause of death of young marine mammal as the carcass was badly decomposed
By ToI Staff
Boats docked at the Ashkelon marina on the southern Mediterranean coast, on August 18, 2019. (Gershon Elinson/Flash90)
November 30, 2021, 6:00 pm
Planners reject proposal for six new marinas, recommend building one, in Nahariya
Opponents warned that new marinas would limit access to already crowded beaches, cause environmental damage, and only benefit the few
By Sue Surkes
Ships seen at sunset off the coast of the southern Israeli city of Ashdod, on May 13, 2019. (Mendy Hechtman/Flash90)
November 25, 2021, 9:48 pm
Experts: Israel has ‘no strategy’ for managing ‘lifeline’ Mediterranean Sea
Naval, planning experts tell confab that country needs laws, coordinating body, to ensure that sea, on which Israel depends for drinking water, fuel and trade, is properly managed
By Sue Surkes
Palestinian children play in the water as the sun sets over the beach of Gaza City, June 4, 2021. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)
October 31, 2021, 3:17 pm
One sea, worlds apart: Summer days at the beach in Tel Aviv and Gaza
Photographers capture shared reality, as well as the differences, of those who live just 70 kilometers apart on the Mediterranean coast
By AP
A woman touches a jellyfish at beach in Netanya on April 30, 2014. (Chen Leopold/Flash90)
June 16, 2021, 6:53 pm
Beachgoers beware: Jellyfish swarming toward Israeli shore
Marine biologist says the tentacled creatures have been spotted several kilometers off coast, are expected to make landfall in 1-2 weeks
By ToI Staff
Israelis clean tar off the Bat Yam beach following an offshore oil spill which polluted most of the Israeli coastline, March 2, 2021. (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)
March 10, 2021, 12:31 am
After oil spill, Health Ministry says fish from Mediterranean now okay for sale
Authorities open additional 40 beaches to public, but warn more tar could still wash up
By ToI Staff
Tar found at the Bat Yam beach, following an offshore oil spill which polluted most of the Israeli coastline, March 2, 2021. (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)
March 7, 2021, 7:59 pm
Israel declares 17 beaches safe after oil spill; most still off-limits
Authorities say tar cleanup has been completed at over a dozen sites, following devastating environmental disaster
By ToI Staff and Agencies
Soldiers clean tar off the Palmachim beach following an offshore oil spill that polluted most of the Israeli coastline, February 22, 2021. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
March 4, 2021, 11:45 pm
TV: Defense establishment probe finds no proof of Iran terror role in oil spill
Intelligence apparatuses reportedly now investigating matter; Greenpeace says ‘outrageous and factually baseless’ claim of terrorism minimizes environmental issue
By ToI Staff
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