Heatstroke

Record heatwave expected to hit Israel this weekend with potential 47°C in Sea of Galilee region

Extreme heat is forecast for the southern Golan Heights, the northern valleys, the Lower Galilee, the Kinneret Valley, the Dead Sea coast, the Jordan Valley, the Arava, the Judean Desert, and Negev.

Pigeons fly in front of the sun as it rises over Kuwait City on August 23, 2025.
RUNNERS AT the Tel Aviv marathon, February 27, 2026.

Largest ever Tel Aviv Marathon ends with multiple heatstroke cases

 Mosh Beach in Eilat

One dead, two hospitalized in serious condition following extreme heat in Eilat, Beersheba

 Water faucet, illustration

New Israeli study links poor hydration to increase heart failure risk


Heatwave heading towards Israel: What precautions should be taken?

Extreme heat could pose a serious health risk for at-risk populations, including the elderly, people with cardio-vesicular diseases and young children.

The sun rises over the Dead Sea, Israel

Israel hit by wildfires, heatstroke amid extreme heatwave

Residents of an immigrant absorption center in Beersheba are living through the heatwave without air conditioning

Fire in Rahat, May 20, 2020

Researchers find solution to help prevent leaving babies in cars

According to the safety organization Kids and Cars, an average of 37 American children die each year in hot cars.

Technion child safety system installed in the vehicle.

Unseasonable, extreme heatwave expected to hit the country

The Health Ministry warned in a statement that low humidity and high winds are expected with temperatures predicted to soar above 40 degrees Celsius in most parts of the country.

Thousands flock to Tel Aviv beaches during April 22 heat wave.

Three IDF soldiers injured in training exercise

"I thought the IDF learned a lesson from my son's death," said Ayelet Sela, the mother of the soldier who passed away from heat stroke in 2015, "but this event tells me that it was not enough. "

IDF soldiers of the Duvdevan Unit; illustrative.

Spring has sprung with signs of summer heat

Magen David Adom released a series of precautions for Israelis and tourists for the warmer months.

Tel Aviv beach in the summer.

August 16, 2017: Playground squabble

We in Israel are sweltering under a heat wave. There have also been heat waves in Europe, parts of the United States and other places.

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IDF soldier passes out during training exercise

Two IDF soldiers have died this year from heatstroke.

A soldier from the Golani Brigade holds a comrade’s hand as he helps him during a 70-kilometre march, marking the completion of their advanced training, at the end of which they receive their brown beret, in 2014