Kinneret

Three teenage boys rescued by United Hatzalah in Sea of Galilee after drifting to deep waters

Three boys suffering from mild dehydration were rescued overnight after their rubber boat drifted into the Sea of Galilee near Tiberias, leaving them unable to return to shore.

|ByRUBY SADIKMAN
United Hatzalah ambulance boat in the Sea of Galilee.
Israelis hike at Nahal Hava in the Negev, southern Israel, January 30, 2026; Illustrative.

Seven family members located after suffering heat exhaustion in Nahal Gov area of southern Israel

Volunteers had begun the search earlier in the day, after a woman had contacted emergency services after losing contact with her husband and their six kids.

|ByMIRIAM SELA-EITAM, RAMI SHANI, YANIR YAGNA
This morning, the water level stood at 213 meters below sea level. Shikmim Beach on the Sea of Galilee

Sea of Galilee is boiling: Here is what the heat did to the water level

With August underway, the Sea of Galilee recorded the summer's highest temperatures, while its water level fell to a point once considered a warning sign.

|ByELI ASHKENAZI
After three years of repeated openings and closures, it's finally here to stay. David's Harp Hotel

The Kinneret’s beautiful surprise hotel

After years with virtually no new hotels opening around the Kinneret, the David's Harp Galilee Resort is finally fully operational, and it aims to be much more than just a luxury hotel.

|ByDORON KUPERSTEIN

Ancient humans thrived near Israel's Kinneret during last ice age

A study of animal remains found buried in Israeli archaeological site Ohalo II uncovered a rich diversity of food sources during a period of food scarcity on planet Earth.

JANUARY 26, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
May rains on the Kinneret, May 5, 2020

Kinneret edges steadily higher following steady rainfall in northern Israel

This season, the Upper Galilee has had 411 millimeters of rain out of an annual average of 718 millimeters.

JANUARY 24, 2022ByGLOBES/TNS
THE KINNERET, Israel’s sole natural drinking water source

The International Carp Fishing Competition to take place in Galilee

Contestants are judged on the size/quality of individual catches, with the heaviest fish caught in the competition’s history measured 17 kg.

DECEMBER 29, 2021ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Two men fishing for carp in Israel's Sea of Galilee (Kinneret).

Hermon site opens to visitors as storm Carmel tapers off

The Mt. Hermon ski resort opened to visitors as storm Carmel tapered off on Thursday morning.

DECEMBER 23, 2021ByTZVI JOFFRE
Mt. Hermon ski resort, December 23, 2021

Storm Carmel: 25 cm of snow on Mt. Hermon, Kinneret rises 2 cm

Further rain and snowfall is expected from winter storm Carmel on Tuesday.

DECEMBER 21, 2021ByTZVI JOFFRE
Mt. Hermon, December 21, 2021

Snow falls on Mt. Hermon, Kinneret drops by half a cm

About five centimeters of snow accumulated on the upper part of the Hermon ski resort overnight.

DECEMBER 9, 2021ByTZVI JOFFRE
Snow accumulates on Mount Hermon, December 9, 2021

Vacationers flock to the Kinneret during holidays

Some 13,000 Israelis took advantage of the holidays to enjoy time outdoors on the banks of Lake Kinneret.

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Lake Kinneret

Fire breaks out in northern Israel, leads to electricity shortages

JULY 27, 2021ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Bathers evacuated by a police boat due to a fire just north of the Kinneret, July 27th 2021.

Magdala Hotel – A modern resort on a historic site

Magdala is recognized as the birthplace of Mary Magdalene and the hotel was originally designed to host pilgrims.

JULY 20, 2021ByTALY SHARON
The Magdala complex near Tiberias.

Pincus Rutenberg, the man who helped supply Israel with electricity

Known to the workers who built the hydro plant as "The Old Man of Naharayim," Rutenberg, who died in 1942, is not widely commemorated in Israel.

MAY 12, 2021ByJACOB SIVAK
A portrait of Pincus Rutenberg, the man behind the Naharayim hydroelectric project