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A shiver of sharks gather in Mediterranean waters of central Israel

Endangered sandbar and dusky sharks gather off the coast near Hadera's power station, a rare phenomenon that attracts many visitors, yet remains unregulated and risky

Ynet | 11.13.24

צו איסור על השטת כלי שייט קטנים לאורך קו החוף בצפון מועצת חוף הכרמל

IDF issues unusual ban on sailing boats in Mediterranean south of Haifa

Order restricting access to the waters along Israel's coastline is posted by the Shipping and Port Authority; military gives no detail or explanation for the order

Yoav Zitun, Eitan Glickman, Yair Kraus | 11.11.24

Ambitious project seeks to revive Dead Sea while generating green energy

Groundbreaking Israeli research aims to build a canal connecting Dead Sea to Mediterranean and balance water level while generating electricity

Yogev Israely | 09.10.24

Watch a seahorse give birth off Israel shore

A pregnant male seahorse (yes, male!) was filmed spawning baby seahorses, or fries, at the Ramot Yam Youth Village institute of Mariculture

Lior Ben Ari | 08.15.24

With F-22s and ‘mini aircraft carrier,’ US flexes muscle against Iranian threats

‘While war is not inevitable, US will defend Israel if it were attacked,’ Pentagon vows amid fears of Iranian attack; Biden sends military reinforcements to region, including stealth jets, amphibious assault ship and carrier near Iran; Red Sea also covered

Elyasaf Kosman | 08.10.24

War can't stop nature: record number of sea turtles hatch in Israel

Watch hatchlings begin journey to Mediterranean; 600 sea turtle nests identified across country’s shores

Ilana Curiel | 08.08.24

Houthis burn the American and Israeli flags in protest of the U.S. attack on Houthi targets

Israel fears new front opening as Iranian proxy influence grows in Mediterranean

Iran is actively extending its influence through proxies in Jordan, Yemen, Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Sudan and now focusing on the Horn of Africa - and it intends to target Israel from these areas, i24 reports

i24NEWS | 07.01.24

Gallant says agreement with Hezbollah still possible, Ben-Gvir pushes for war

In cabinet meeting, Gallant says he told Americans that agreement with Hezbollah still possible if they withdraw; Ben-Gvir opposes any solution that does not include full-scale war

Itamar Eichner | 06.28.24

Israel tests a long-range missile able to reach Tehran, Russian warblog claims

Russian pro-Kremlin Telegram channel Rybar reports the missile tested is able to reach a distance of up to 1,800 kilometers (1,118 miles) and was reportedly seen falling into the sea east of Malta

Saar Haas | 06.27.24

גורמת לצריבות. חוטית נודדת בחוף הסלע בבת ים

Jellyfish would rather avoid the beach, researcher says

Jellyfish are camped out everywhere, covering almost all of Israel's Mediterranean shores and with some washing up on the beach; Researcher says there's proof they'd much rather get as far away from the beach as possible

Nir (Shoko) Cohen | 06.25.24

Gazans flock to the beach amid, hostage families fume

Images of Gazans bathing in the sea enrage families of Hamas hostages, as their loved ones continue to languish in captivity; 'This is a joke, and it's at our expense,' says hostage's cousin

Nir (Shoko) Cohen | 04.18.24

Study sheds light on ancient Philistine rituals

Archaeologists excavating city of biblical Goliath analyze remains of plants found in temples and find indications of use of psychoactive seeds in religious rites

Ynet | 02.27.24

מטוס אמריקני על נושאת המטוסים ג'רלד פורד

US military says 5 crew members died when an aircraft crashed over the Mediterranean

EUCOM says servicemembers killed 'during routine air refueling mission as part of military training,' still no indications of any hostile activity involved

News agencies | 11.12.23

No bodies, trace after migrant dinghy washes up on Israeli shore

Foreign Ministry reaches out to Turkey after passports left on vessel but no respond received yet while navy did not deploy forces to intercept the dinghy in sea due to the absence of suspicious signs

Yoav Zitun, Moran Azulay | 10.05.23

Israeli authorities fear bodies washing up on shore after dinghy found

IDF probing how boat enters Israeli territorial waters undetected possibly carrying migrants from Somalia and Turkey after passports found on dinghy off the coast of Netanya

Raanan Ben-Zur | 10.01.23