Posts Tagged: Israel weather
Aid Pours In to Central Israeli Town Devastated by Wildfires
JNS.org – As wildfires destroyed most of the 50 or so homes in the town of Mevo Modi’im in central Israel on Thursday, Israelis from all around...
Wildfires Scorch Swathes of Forests in Central Israel, More Than a Dozen Homes Burn Down
Firefighters on Thursday battled wildfires that scorched swathes of forests in central Israel, forcing some small towns to be evacuated, during a heatwave that brought record...
Seminary Head Arrested After Israeli Teenage Deaths in Flood
The head of a seminary who organized a desert trek in which 10 Israeli teenagers were killed in a flash flood has been arrested on suspicion...
Nine Teenagers Dead, One Missing in Southern Israel Flash Flood
At least nine teenage seminary students died after they were swept away by a flash flood in the Negev Desert in southern Israel on Thursday, an ambulance...
British Newspaper Touts Israel as ‘Country You’d Never Thought to Visit, but Really Should’
People looking for a Mediterranean getaway should “swap ordinary for underrated” and check out Israel, a travel writer for a prominent British newspaper said this...
Heavy Sandstorm Strikes Israel, Elderly and Children Seek Medical Aid
A heavy sandstorm hit Israel early Tuesday morning, blowing in from Syria and Jordan in the northwest. The storm considerably raised air pollution levels in northern...
Earthquakes Rock Northern Israel
JNS.org - Two 3.6-magnitude earthquakes struck the northern Israeli city of Tiberias on Sunday, just four hours apart. The Geophysical Institute of Israel said...
Heavy Rains Destroy Dozens of Smuggling Tunnels Along Egypt-Gaza Border
Heavy rains along the Egypt-Gaza border have destroyed dozens of smuggling tunnels, German news agency DPA quoted a senior Egyptian security source...
Snow Falls in Israel Following Days of Heavy Rain and Wind
Snow fell Wednesday in Jerusalem following nearly a week of devastating wind and rain across Israel that left many areas of the country under water. Heavy...
Flooding, Winds Pound Israel as Weather Disrupts Daily Life
Uncharacteristically fierce weather continued to pound Israel Monday, causing injuries and damage to infrastructure. Most of the damage was being caused by high winds, but...
Hamas: Rain in Gaza During Celebration is Sign of “Victory”
It's raining in Israel and Gaza—but not bombs, just raindrops from clouds in the sky. Despite the inevitable occurrence of such things, during yesterday's "victory"...
