August with the kids: When the desert comes alive after the sun disappears
This month, the High Negev's Cool Summer Nights festival offers moonlit hikes, night photography, farm and khan stays, and meetings with local desert residents.
Travel
The railway hotels that once defined luxury travel
North awakens: 7,000 attend opening of Summer Festival in the Galilee
Heading to Eilat with the kids? Five stops to upgrade your vacation
Returning this summer: Free shuttle service to transport visitors around the Sea of Galilee
The Kinneret Cities Association will operate free shuttles around the lake and eastern beaches from July 10 to August 27, reducing congestion and ensuring safe beach access.
Walking through the ancient waterway behind Jerusalem's story
During the Three Weeks, descend into the Biyar Aqueduct in Gush Etzion and experience the cool waters that once supplied ancient Jerusalem.
Not Santorini or Mykonos: The island named Europe’s best in 2026
New research ranked 80 European islands by weather, nature, and dining options. The Canary Islands top the list, with Portugal and Croatia featured.
Arkia makes history with first Israeli landing near the North Pole
Arkia completed four special flights to Svalbard in the Arctic Ocean, marking the first Israeli aircraft landing in the world’s northernmost settlement, after refueling in Helsinki.
Returned from the beach in Ashdod, and discovered a whole family of birds of prey
A Nature and Parks Authority employee received a unique glimpse into the lives of a whole family of little owls – an impressive small nocturnal bird of prey.
Ben-Gurion Airport customs inspectors stunned: This is what a passenger returning from Poland hid
A young man returning from Poland aroused the suspicion of customs inspectors. An X-ray of the suitcase revealed about 20 rare parrots kept in five cages under harsh conditions.
Rats discovered in service cart on Arkia flight to Israel
Documentation circulated on networks shows the unusual discovery during the Arkia flight from Greece to Israel. The airline claims that the cart was not used for serving food.
Government approves: NIS 27 million to encourage hotel development in Judea and Samaria
Program offers up to 28% grants, planning support and budget removal of barriers to increase hotel rooms supply in Judea and Samaria region.
40 million passengers a year: Ben Gurion Airport launches major expansion of Terminal 3
The expansion of Terminal 3 will include a new 63,000-square-meter wing, 86 additional check-in counters, advanced baggage screening and sorting systems, and new retail and passenger service areas.
New exhibition connects people and animals
The exhibition, initiated by Let the Animals Live in cooperation with Tevel from the Egged Group, will feature moving photographs of people with disabilities alongside dogs and cats.
