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Sea of Galilee

People enjoy the Sea of Galilee in northern Israel on a hot summer day, August 2, 2026. (Michael Giladi/Flash90)
September 8, 2026, 5:26 pm
Sea of Galilee beaches stay open despite recent brain-eating amoeba infection
Health Ministry official says ‘everyone will decide what they want to do,’ with area expecting influx of visitors over holidays; no wave of hotel cancellations recorded after boy hospitalized
By ToI Staff and Diana Bletter
People enjoy the Sea of Galilee (Lake Kinneret) in northern Israel on a hot summer day, August 2, 2026. (Michael Giladi/Flash90)
September 6, 2026, 2:21 pm
Boy in critical condition with rare ‘brain-eating amoeba’ after Sea of Galilee swim
Nine-year-old hospitalized in intensive care unit as Health Ministry identifies infection caused by rare, potentially fatal Naegleria fowleri
By Diana Bletter
A mosaic found in Huqoq depicts Samson carrying the gates of Gaza on his shoulders (Einat Ambar-Armon/IAA)
July 9, 2026, 1:33 pm
New exhibit showcases ancient Jewish village on Sea of Galilee
Huqoq exhibition in Kibbutz Ginosar features finds from 1,600-year-old northern community that flourished under Byzantine rule
By Zev Stub
Jackals at Hayarkon Park in Tel Aviv, on February 19, 2022 (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)
June 13, 2026, 12:50 pm
‘Her whole face was covered in blood’: 11 campers attacked by jackals at Sea of Galilee
Authorities said to be concerned at least one of the animals could be infected with rabies; all of those injured have been vaccinated and released from hospital
By ToI Staff
View of the Sea of Galilee. (Dov Greenblat/Society for the Protection of Nature in Israel)
May 4, 2026, 2:24 pm
Sea of Galilee trail plan that keeps parts of shore off-limits to public sparks outcry
Green groups fight to stop national planners from okaying fences, locked gates and bypass routes along parts of 32-km stretch of Sea of Galilee hiking route
By Sue Surkes
IMAGE: Palestinians inspect a car belonging to Hamas commander Raed Saad after it was hit in an Israeli airstrike in Gaza City, December 13, 2025. (Fathi Ibrahim/Flash90)
December 14, 2025, 3:33 pm
Daily Briefing Dec. 14: Day 800 – Ceasefire tensions escalate after top Hamas commander is killed
Diplomatic correspondent Lazar Berman discusses phase 2 of Gaza truce, latest on Lebanon; reporter Sue Surkes reviews a desalination channel to the Sea of Galilee and sea turtle rehabilitation
By Jessica Steinberg, Lazar Berman and Sue Surkes
Fishermen enjoy a warm day at a dried-out Sea of Galilee beach in northern Israel, November 26, 2025. (Michael Giladi/Flash90)
December 1, 2025, 10:49 am
Scientists tracking impact as desalinated water flows into Sea of Galilee for first time
Laboratory head says amounts of water entering lake still small, any effects will be identified upstream; ‘We haven’t seen anything yet that would make us say stop the flow’
By Sue Surkes
A 12,000-year-old Natufian clay figurine from the Nahal Ein Gev II archaeological site near the Sea of Galilee, depicting a woman and a goose, and an artistic reconstruction of the scene. Its discovery was announced in a PNAS study on November 17, 2025. (Laurent Davin/Hebrew University)
November 17, 2025, 10:50 pm
Goose bumps: 12,000-year-old figurine from Israel shows surreal woman-bird mating scene
Tiny clay sculpture unearthed at Nahal Ein Gev in the Galilee is the earliest known figurine depicting human-animal interaction, as documented by study in prestigious PNAS journal
By Rossella Tercatin
Israelis at the Sea of Galilee on October 25, 2025. (Michael Giladi/Flash90)
November 11, 2025, 3:53 pm
In world first, Israel begins pumping desalinated water into depleted Sea of Galilee
Groundbreaking project channeling in enough water to raise dangerously low lake level by 0.5 centimeters per month; Water Authority will double flow if needed
By Sue Surkes
View of the snow-peaked Syrian part of Mount Hermon seen from Kibbutz Ein Zivan, northern Golan Heights, February 23, 2025. (Michael Giladi/Flash90)
March 4, 2025, 8:22 pm
Less than 40% of average seasonal rainfall fell December to February
With whole country defined from dry to extremely dry on drought index, Israel Meteorological Service says Golan Heights most parched since measurements began in 1968
By Sue Surkes
The Miraculous Draft of Fishes, Raphael, c.1515-16 (Public domain)
October 30, 2024, 12:19 pm
Scientists offer explanation for Jesus’ ‘miraculous catch of fish’
Analysis of rare mass fish mortality events in Sea of Galilee reveals that strong winds cause lower, oxygen-poor water levels to rise, suffocating fish and bringing them to surface
By Sue Surkes
First responders and security forces gather amid debris and charred vehicles in Kiryat Bialik in the Haifa district, following a rocket attack by the Lebanon-based Hezbollah terror group on September 22, 2024 (Jack GUEZ / AFP)
September 22, 2024, 10:25 am
85 rockets fired at north Sunday, wounding 3; teen killed in crash during siren
Terror group says it targeted defense firm facility; driver believed to have panicked when alerts began and lost control of vehicle; IDF: Strikes ‘will continue and increase’
By Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff
Illustrative: A view of people swimming in the Sea of Galilee, on June 12, 2024. (Michael Giladi/Flash90)
July 25, 2024, 12:04 am
Child diagnosed with brain-eating amoeba weeks after man’s death; visited same waterpark
Health Ministry orders closure of Gai Beach in Sea of Galilee until further notice, as 2nd case of brain infection caused by Naegleria fowleri raises concern of contaminated pools
By Diana Bletter and ToI Staff
Entrance to a hiding complex at the Huqoq excavation site. (Emil Aladjem/ Israel Antiquities Authority)
March 18, 2024, 3:00 pm
Ancient Jewish revolt-era ‘safe rooms’ revealed in the Galilee
Community excavation of Huqoq village carried out with the aid of volunteers and schools; 2,000-year-old finds at site to open to the public March 29 and April 5
By Gavriel Fiske
People take cover from the rain in Jerusalem, January 28, 2024. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
February 4, 2024, 5:56 pm
Israel sees 14 straight days of rainfall for first time in over 30 years
Sea of Galilee water level rises 26 centimeters, according to Israel Meteorological Service, with more expected
By Sue Surkes and ToI Staff
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