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A shark swims right past a group of men after one had thrown it a dead fish, off the Mediterranean coast at the Hadera Stream Park, central Israel, April 25, 2025. (Sue Surkes/Times of Israel)
April 28, 2025, 2:27 pm
Despite fatal attack, beachgoers continue to provoke sharks near Hadera power station
Days after diver was mauled to death, visitors again seeking contact with the predators, with little enforcement to be found
By Sue Surkes
Israelis on the beach in Hadera on April 26, 2025, where a man was attacked and killed by a shark during Passover (Photo by Yossi Zamir/Flash90)
April 27, 2025, 4:18 pm
Daily Briefing Apr. 27: Day 569 – Legal wrangles at ICC, shark attack in Hadera
Legal correspondent Jeremy Sharon discusses latest on war crimes case, and that of Ronen Bar; reporter Sue Surkes reviews Hadera shark attack and community in Ofakim since Oct. 7
By Jessica Steinberg, Jeremy Sharon and Sue Surkes
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas speaks during the 32nd Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) Central Council session in Ramallah on April 23, 2025. (Zain JAAFAR / AFP)
April 24, 2025, 12:51 pm
Daily Briefing Apr. 24: Day 566 – Calling Hamas ‘sons of dogs,’ Abbas steps up condemnations
On Holocaust Remembrance Day, US bureau chief Jacob Magid addresses terror group’s long-term truce proposal and frustration among hostage families. Plus, a lethal shark attack
By Amanda Borschel-Dan and Jacob Magid
Barak Tzach, who was killed in a shark attack off the Hadera coast on April 21, 2025 (Facebook)
April 23, 2025, 3:29 pm
Police confirm man killed in shark attack; victim named as Barak Tzach, 45
Wife denies reports her husband had been carrying dead fish that attracted the shark off the Hadera coast, says he was just documenting them
By ToI Staff
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
Teams continue to search on April 22, 2025, for a diver who was attacked by a shark off the coast of Hadera the previous day (Jack Guez/AFP)
April 22, 2025, 1:28 pm
Rescuers resume search for man missing after shark attack at Hadera beach
Friend says he warned man not to go swimming; diving guide says he has swum up close with sharks in area in past, but they never attacked
By ToI Staff
Police search for a diver who was attacked by a shark off the coast of Hadera, on April 21, 2025. (Israel Police)
April 21, 2025, 7:16 pm
Diver missing, feared dead, after rare shark attack off the coast of Hadera
‘They’re eating him,’ witnesses shout. ‘Nobody’s coming to save him’. Recent fish die-offs have attracted dusky and sandbar sharks to area, where swimming is prohibited
By Charlie Summers and Sue Surkes
An aerial view of sharks swimming in the shallow Mediterranean Sea water off the Israeli coastal town of Hadera, north of Tel Aviv. (JACK GUEZ / AFP)
April 21, 2025, 1:47 am
Seasonal fish mortality draws sharks to central beach, alarming bathers
While fish die-offs are common in April as waters warm, and are known to attract sharks, the animals appear to have discovered Beit Yanai for the first time
By Sue Surkes
Illustrative: Rescuers wait on the beach of Marsa Alam, Egypt, November 25, 2024. (AP Photo)
December 29, 2024, 6:12 pm
Italian tourist killed, another injured in Egypt Red Sea shark attack
Environment Ministry reports pair were swimming in deep water outside designated area; beach closed for two days as a precaution
By AFP
A tiger shark spotted close to the shore of the southern city of Eilat, June 18, 2023. (Parks and Nature Authority)
June 19, 2023, 11:03 pm
Rare shark spotted close to Eilat beach, week after deadly attack in Egypt
Ecologist says tiger sharks native to area, but rare sighting raises question of whether the sea is safe for swimmers
By Michael Horovitz
An illustrative image of a tiger shark. (Albert Kok, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons)
June 8, 2023, 11:12 pm
Rare shark attack kills Russian citizen in Egypt’s Red Sea
Authorities close off coast around city of Hurghada after deadly tiger shark incident
By AP
Dr. Yael Abadi-Reiss, an archaeologist with the IAA, shows the copper fishhook in this photo from March 29, 2023. (courtesy Emil Aladjem/IAA)
March 29, 2023, 2:38 pm
Ancient jaws: 6,000-year-old copper fishhook, oldest in region, was likely for sharks
Artifact discovered near today’s Ashkelon demonstrates mastery of copper technology, say archaeologists
By Melanie Lidman
Illustrative: People play in the Red Sea off Marsa Alam, Egypt, Sept. 3, 2017. (AP/Nariman El-Mofty)
July 3, 2022, 11:14 pm
Romanian tourist killed in second deadly shark attack off Egypt’s Red Sea coast
Report says incident occurred 600 meters from where Austrian woman was killed on Friday, spurring authorities to close off part of coastline and ban water activities
By AP and ToI Staff
Tourists watch as a woman struggles back to shore after a shark attack in Egypt, July 1, 2022. (Screen grab)
July 2, 2022, 3:50 pm
Austrian woman dies after shark attack off Egypt’s Red Sea coast
Woman loses arm and leg, but manages to make it back to shore; dies after suffering heart attack en route to hospital; horrific ordeal videoed by tourists
By ToI Staff
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