Tiberias

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.

United Hatzalah ambulance boat in the Sea of Galilee.
Rockets fired from southern Lebanon are intercepted by Israel's Iron Dome air defence system over the Upper Galilee region in northern Israel on August 23, 2024.

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Let’s have brunch

The Scots Hotel’s weekend brunch is a Tiberias attraction.

The Scots Hotel’s restaurant

Tiberias wastewater heads to new treatment plant, curbing raw sewage flow in Jordan River

Conveyance of the sewage by means of the new pipeline was part of a NIS 40m. scheme.

People rafting in a river (illustrated photo)

Old-world elegance in Tiberias

The Europa 1917 hotel oozes with charm.

The Europa 1917 hotel in Tiberias

Fake Viagra stashed at local synagogue, police say

The pills were originally made in East Asia, police say most likely China, and were smuggled into Israel across its borders, including by way of Jordan and the West Bank.

Bags of fake Viagra

City Notes: Golan residents gain small victory against oil drilling plans.

Both residents and experts presented hundreds of objections against the plan to drill in the Sea of Galilee and the Golan.

A demonstration against a proposed oil-drilling project in the Golan Heights

Rocking the dragon boat

An intrepid ‘Metro’ reporter joins the OneFamily team at a Tiberias sports race.

An intrepid ‘Metro’ reporter joins the OneFamily team at a Tiberias sports race

Lakeside views

Buyers may find some real estate bargains in Tiberias

A panoramic view of Tiberias on the shores of Lake Kinneret.

Art and cheese

Dairies and galleries add to the charm of the hilltop town.

Art galleries in Safed

Synagogues of Safed

The town’s mystical shuls were built following the 1492 expulsion from Spain.

The Ari Ashkenazi shul

Tiberias mayor admits to breaking election law for plea bargain

Nazareth Magistrate’s Court finds, as part of a plea bargain, that Tiberias Mayor Zohar Oved broke election fund-raising laws.

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