Tiberias

Antiquities robbers caught digging in ancient Roman burial cave in Galilee

The suspects caused severe damage to the site, which is located in a protected antiquities area.

Antiquities robbers arrested after damaging Roman-period cave in Galilee. January 19.
Hammath Tiberias National Park.

Magnitude 3.7 earthquake strikes northern Israel, Defense Minister calls emergency meeting

Bullet found on the hood of a car belonging to National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir's office director on December 18, 2025.

Ben-Gvir’s office director files police complaint after finding bullet on hood of her car

BEITAR JERUSALEM'S Yarden Shua celebrates with his teammates after scoring his third goal to complete his first hat-trick during a 5-0 victory over Ironi Tiberias.

Shua hits 'hat-trick' in Beitar’s 5-0 rout as Israeli league delivers drama across the board


WATCH: Large fire threatens houses on Mount Yavne'el near Tiberias

26 firefighting teams were on the scene in an effort to gain control over the fire, including 6 planes from the aerial firefighting unit.

 A wildfire on Mount Yavne'el. June 5, 2023.

Galilee Table: Kosher Arab food pop up at the Prima - review

The NIS 190 per person all-you-can-eat menu includes copious serving of extremely good food and a shot of homemade Arak.

 Galilee Table

Christian-Jewish fellowship donated nine bomb shelters to Tiberias

The shelters gifted by the International Fellowship of Christians and Jews amounted to over NIS 1 million and doubled the number of shelters.

Israelis get ready to leave a public bomb shelter and go back home, following Israel-Hamas truce, in Ashkelon, Israel May 21, 2021.

Suspected terrorist arrested for trying to kidnap woman

The arrest was made shortly after police officers arrived at the scene and managed to locate the suspect.

Man in handcuffs - illustrative

A Parisian hairstylist in Tiberias - short story

I believe it may even have been the Lubavitcher Rebbe himself who said, “You listen with your heart, not with your ears.”

 A barber gives a client a haircut. (illustrative photograph)

Lymph node transplant surgery performed for the first time in Israel

The surgery was performed at the Padeh-Poriya Medical Center in Tiberias.

 Photo of Rania’s operation.

Israel summer getaway: Escape to Tiberias

Heading home to Jerusalem thoroughly refreshed, waving goodbye to sweet Tiberias, I vowed I would not let years pass before my next visit.

 THE WONDERFULLY watery Kinneret, photo snapped while barefoot on the rocks.

Jewish Ukrainian refugees to marry in Israel with help of NYC synagogue

Yakov Poluden, 28 and Malka Bukreeva, 21, refugees from Ukraine, plan to marry on July 10 in Tiberias, a city on the shore of Israel’s Lake Kinneret.

 IT’S WEDDING season.

Man restrained, arrested in Tiberias mall for not wearing mask

A video of the incident shows the man being forced onto the ground while police officers restrain him.

Israeli police officers guard at the entrance to a neighborhood in the northern Israeli city of Tiberias, June 24, 2020, during a closure on some neighborhood in the city following the spread of the Coronavirus.

The Sofia: The new Tiberias luxury hotel with a Zionist background

This classy new boutique hotel in Tiberias has a rich history and is a sophisticated and attractive choice, perfect for your next getaway.

The Sofia hotel in Tiberias