Jordan river

The buffer holding Israel's longest border together is getting thinner - opinion

Jordan’s stability has long protected Israel’s eastern flank, but it’s collapse could turn the country’s longest border into a new front

Jordan occupies a critical position between Israel, Iraq and Syria, making the kingdom an important buffer against weapons smuggling, militant infiltration and Iranian efforts to expand its regional influence.Premium
Magen David Adom vehicles.

Three children killed in separate fatal accidents across Israel over one day

Israeli authorities carry out searches after a boat capsized in the Jordan River on Sunday, leading to the death of an Israeli child, August 9, 2026

Twelve-year-old Israeli killed after boat capsizes on Jordan River

Magen David Adom stationed at Israel beach.

Drowning rates surge to 350% from 2025, org. tells Knesset committee last week


Taly's Travel: Staying cool in the Galilee Panhandle

Free daily tours leave from the upper station, and the views of Syria and the Golan Heights are fantastic!

Cooking class at Adir Winery.

Unprecedented 7,200-year-old vessel for food storage rituals found in Jordan Valley

“Tel Tsaf offers a glimpse into a unique time capsule, with excellent preservation of organic remains and other archaeological findings."

Prof. Danny Rosenberg, of the Zinman Institute of Archaeology at the University of Haifa, holds the ancient vessel.

More than the two-state solution: The many possible paths to peace

What are we talking about when we talk about solutions to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict?

A general view of a part of Ma’aleh Adumim

Israelis, Jordanians, Palestinians meet on Jordan River

Zionist Union MK Erel Margalit: "Israel can help improve the lives of 600,000 Jordanians on the other side of the river."

Zionist Union MK Erel Margalit meeting with Jordanian Minister Saad Abu Hammour.

Region's baptism sites a bridge completing the Holy Land pilgrimage

A baptism site popular with Christian tourists on the Jordan River has received UNESCO recognition in Jordan, but more tourists flock to the Israeli-run side.

African pilgrims immerse themselves on the Israeli side of the Jordan River. Inset, a view of the Jordanian baptism site on the other side of the river.

River pollution unites Israelis, Jordanians, Palestinians

A joint Israeli, Palestinian, Jordanian initiative to save the Jordan River and upgrade the area of the Jordan River Valley on both sides of the river is unveiled.

Swimming at the mouth of the Jordon River last week

114 US, Canadian cities sign on to rehabilitating the Jordan River

Rehabilitation of the Jordan River has been an ongoing process in recent years, with the most recent development occurring when in March.

Kishon River drainage

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)