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Dead Sea

The Dead Sea is a salt lake bordered by Israel and Jordan. Considered the lowest point in the world, it lies 429 meters below sea level. The waters high salt concentration gives the lake its name and great buoyancy for swimmers. The mud found at the shore is packed with minerals, making it a mecca for believers in its curative powers.

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 Commander of the 80th Division at the scene of the shooting terror attack in the Dead Sea area. October 18, 2024.

Two soldiers wounded in terror shooting at Dead Sea, attacker killed

 At a mind-body retreat for Supernova survivors, Ied by the writer with yoga master Eitam Baum.

Dead Sea: Healing Israel’s society and nature at the lowest point on Earth

By NOAM BEDEIN
 Ein Gedi

For the body, heart, and soul: Treat yourself to a getaway in Ein Gedi

By MEITAL SHARABI/MAARIV
 Sunrise at the Dead Sea.

The always alluring Dead Sea

By Jay Garfinkel
 OVERLOOKING THE Dead Sea from the perspective of hills near Kfar Hanokdim.

Earthquake reported near Dead Sea area, reportedly felt in Jerusalem

 SHLOMO ARTZI is one of the superstars appearing at this year’s Tamar Festival.

Tamar Festival turns 24: The popular Dead Sea musical extravaganza returns on Succot

An Israeli flag flutters in front of the remains of a building, following a deadly infiltration by Hamas gunmen from the Gaza Strip, in Kibbutz Beeri in southern Israel October 22, 2023

IDF officers criticize findings of probe into Be'eri battle on October 7

By Avi Ashkenazi

New Dome Expo in Dead Sea set to open with NIS 120 million investment

 A POOL on the Nahal Darja trail in the Judean Desert near the Dead Sea.

Hiking the Holy Land: Standing pools and small miracles

By SUSANNAH SCHILD
 PARK ARIEL SHARON

Passover 2024: Five hidden gems of Israel to experience on Hol Hamoed

By TALY SHARON
 Dead sea missile

The Dead Sea at the crossroads of war: Reflecting on Iran’s recent missile strike

By NOAM BEDEIN
 2,000 year old Hasmonean coin found by a kibbutz evacuee, February, 2024

2,000-year-old Hasmonean coin discovered by child evacuated on Oct.7

 NAHAL QUMRAN near the Dead Sea.

Hiking along Nahal Qumran, Masada: Jewish nationalist symbols of Zionism

By SUSANNAH SCHILD
 A HOUSE destroyed by fire during the October 7 massacre in Kibbutz Be’eri.

At a Dead Sea hotel, refugees from Kibbutz Be’eri count their dead and grieve

By JTA/Eliyahu Freedman
 Woman picks out glasses at the optometrist (illustrative).

Free eye tests and glasses at Dead Sea Hotel for surviving Gaza border residents

 ‘DAUGHTERS OF JOB.’

Death of the Dead Sea: experience the arts in Israel this month

 Police and Israeli security personnel respond to an incident in which six people were found in mined IDF territory, one of whom was found dead.

One found dead in mined IDF area near Dead Sea - police

People visit Nahal David in the Ein Gedi Nature Reserve area, near the Dead Sea, Israel October 1, 2017.

Will the shrinking Dead Sea lead to more dangerous landslides? - analysis