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Education Minister Yoav Kisch visits a school in Rishon Lezion as children return to classes following a ceasefire with Iran, April 9, 2026. (Jonathan Shaul/Flash90)
April 9, 2026, 3:20 pm
Summer school programs to be extended after weeks of wartime closures
Activities for elementary students to run 3 extra weeks, expand till 6th grade, says Education Ministry; middle school catch-up plan seeks to address gaps caused by Iran conflict
By Ariela Karmel
Enjoying the beach in Tel Aviv on a hot summer day. August 6, 2025. (Miriam Alster/FLASH90)
August 6, 2025, 4:05 pm
Precautions urged as Israel braces for extreme heat wave
By Thursday temperatures expected to go up around 10°C above average accompanied by high humidity; Jerusalem to reach nearly 40°C (104°F); medics recommend drinking plenty of water
By ToI Staff
A Magen David Adom ambulance stands at the scene where a 2-year-old girl was found in a closed car, unattended, unconscious and in critical condition with signs of heat stroke, in Hadera, July 3, 2025. (Magen David Adom)
July 3, 2025, 10:07 pm
3 kids suffer heat stroke after being left in cars; 2-year-old in critical condition
Police investigating two separate incidents in area of Hadera; children left unattended in cars is a recurring problem in the sweltering Israeli summer
By ToI Staff
Bathers cool off in the water while others sunbathe on a Barcelona beach, Spain, Wednesday, July 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
July 25, 2024, 1:53 pm
‘Uncharted territory’: Three straight days this week were the world’s hottest on record
The ‘big driver’ of the current heat is thought to be greenhouse gas emissions from the burning of coal, oil and natural gas
By SIBI ARASU and Seth Borenstein
Magen David Adom at the scene where a baby was found unconscious after being left alone in a hot car in Sderot, June 6, 2024. (Magen David Adom)
June 6, 2024, 3:14 pm
Two-year-old dies after being left in hot car in Sderot
Magen David Adom paramedics say they found girl unconscious at the scene after being removed from the vehicle by a passerby
By ToI Staff
Men shower at a public beach as they take refuge from a summer heat wave in Tel Aviv on Thursday, July 13, 2023. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)
July 15, 2023, 5:02 am
Blistering heat wave lashes Israel and Europe, set to last several more days
Health Ministry warns public to stay in cool environments, drink lots of water and avoid physical exertion
By ToI Staff and AP
A snail hides in his shell as it hangs to a dry stalk while the sun rises over a field in Hadera, July 13, 2023. (AP/Ariel Schalit)
July 13, 2023, 10:36 pm
Israel’s first summer scorcher expected to last until middle of next week
Temperatures set to rise above 35 degrees Celsius throughout the eastern part of the country
By ToI Staff
Israelis crowd the beach in Tel Aviv on a hot day during the Passover holiday, April 9, 2023. (Avshalom Sassoni/FLASH90/File)
June 11, 2023, 10:20 pm
In sizzling Israel, Skin Cancer Awareness Week shines light on safety in the sun
With melanoma cases on the rise, Israelis are urged to schedule free dermatology checks, take precautions, and protect children and youth under 18
By Renee Ghert-Zand
The sun over forests near Jerusalem on September 2, 2021. (Nati Shohat/ Flash90)
August 28, 2022, 12:32 am
Israel to experience intense heatwave in coming week
Higher-than-average temperatures will last until at least Thursday, with firefighters anticipating potential blazes
By ToI Staff
The Magic Kass amusement park (Courtesy)
August 10, 2022, 2:09 pm
Daily Briefing Aug. 10: Fierce politics from Noam party; cool off at new theme park
Political reporter Jeremy Sharon on a radical Religious Zionist faction and plans to curb violence against women; real estate writer Danielle Nagler on election housing issues
By ToI Staff
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
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
Customers sit in a terrace bar in downtown Barcelona, Spain, May 28, 2021. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti, File)
May 29, 2021, 7:07 pm
As summer rolls around, Europe sees dramatic fall in COVID cases
Infections, hospitalizations and deaths all plummet as vaccination drives accelerate across continent, allowing for further reopening and some semblance of normalcy
By Nicole Winfield, Frank Jordans and Colleen Barry
Illustrative: People lie on a beach as others cool off in the water in Netanya on May 18, 2020. (JACK GUEZ / AFP)
August 17, 2020, 3:59 pm
Israel’s summer temperatures could increase 5 degrees by end of century — study
Comparing records from past 30 years, Israel Meteorological Institute suggests that as early as 2050, summers could be almost two degrees warmer
By Sue Surkes
One of the activities held during the year for Latet teens, a non-profit organization that will hold a sleepaway experience in July 2020, with help from the Summer Camps Israel forum (Courtesy Latet)
June 13, 2020, 12:30 pm
Pack a duffel, there are sleepaway camps for Israeli kids this summer
Summer Camps Israel gathers a forum of 30 camps and youth organizations in order to create better summertime options
By Jessica Steinberg
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