Two former educators sentenced over 2018 flash flood tragedy A Beersheva District Court judge sentenced former Bnei Zion preparatory school principal Yuval Cohen and former educational manager Aviv Bardichev to seven years in prison. JNS Staff April 22, 2025
Medicane warning: Israel braces for rare tropical cyclone Risk of severe flash floods in Negev and Arava wadis extending to the Dead Sea area, along with possible flooding on roads leading south toward Eilat. Assaf Golan March 5, 2025
Two suspects detained after crossing from Jordan into Israel They are believed to be migrant workers. JNS Staff Feb. 25, 2025
Israel hands over terrorists’ bodies to Jordan The two gunmen were killed by Israeli forces after crossing the border to carry out a shooting south of the Dead Sea on Oct. 18, 2024. JNS Staff Dec. 4, 2024
Houthi missile triggers alarms in Judea "One launch that was approaching from Yemen toward Israeli territory was intercepted by the Israeli Air Force," the IDF said. Nov. 21, 2024
Six years after Negev flash flood disaster: Academy heads convicted According to the judge, director Yuval Kahan "exploited his position" to override safety concerns, creating pressure on other staff members to proceed with the trip despite the risks. Lidor Sultan and Ilya Egorov Nov. 18, 2024
Dead Sea’s ‘unique climatic factors’ can help curb psoriasis symptoms Exposure to the sun and the sea in the area “induces fast and significant results with high clearance rates of psoriasis plaques,” Dr. Marco Harari wrote in a scholarly review. March 18, 2024
Israeli scholars: Dead Sea study suggests ‘valid’ earthquake forecast Prior to earthquakes, electromagnetic radiation decreases in volume but become more intense, the researchers wrote. Feb. 26, 2024
6,000 run in Dead Sea marathon amid Gaza war Among the participants and onlookers were the families and friends of some 136 hostages still being held by Hamas in Gaza. Feb. 4, 2024
