Mediterranean Sea

As Iran fades, Turkey emerges as Israel's biggest strategic threat

DIPLOMATIC AFFAIRS: Netanyahu’s campaign against selling F-35s to Ankara reflects a growing conviction in Jerusalem that Turkey is shaping up to be Israel’s principal long-term challenge.

Recep Tayyip Erdogan, President of Turkey holds a press conference at Beştepe Presidential Compound during the NATO Summit on July 8, 2026 in Ankara, Turkey.
A satellite view shows the Ali Al Salem Base, after Iranian strikes, near Al Jahra, Kuwait, March 1, 2026.

Israel must reject permanent US military bases on its soil - opinion

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi leave after a press conference in Jerusalem on February 26, 2026.

Israel looks from the Mediterranean to India for a new strategic front to contain Iran - analysis

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan delivers a speech during the opening ceremony of male and female dormitories at Bogazici University, in Istanbul, Turkey, February 13, 2026.

Could a war of words between Turkey and Israel escalate toward a new crisis? - analysis


Forty-one feared dead in migrant shipwreck in central Mediterranean

A tragic shipwreck last week leaves the majority of people on board missing, only four survivors found

 A group of migrants huddle, wrapped in emergency blankets, after being rescued

Haifa U. researchers awarded $100,000 to discover shark survival secrets

78% of shark and ray species in the Red Sea are classified as threatened, including around 40 species on Israel's coast.

While Dr. Scheinin restrains the shark, Dr. Livne performs an ultrasound examination with the portable ultrasound to determine if the shark is pregnant

Shark Awareness Day: One-third of sharks and rays at risk of extinction

BioDB CEO says shark and ray species are threatened in Israel’s Mediterranean Sea.

 Whale Shark and a diver.

The East Mediterranean great gas game isn't over - opinion

In order to increase its energy security, Israel must therefore continue to seek ways of diversifying its export options and regional partners.

 FOREIGN MINISTER Eli Cohen chats with his Cypriot and Greek counterparts after a conference in Nicosia, earlier this year.

Israeli jellyfish experts predict a summer jellyfish-free on Israel's shores

Usually, at this time of the year, huge swarms of jellyfish would have already reached Israel’s beaches, but now, they're almost completely free of them.

Jellyfish 370

Levels of microplastics in the Mediterranean a threat to wildlife

A sea of plastic, the Mediterranean is the area of the world most at risk for endangered seabirds.

 Cook's Petrel, from New Zealand, is an endangered species and is one of the seabirds most at risk from plastic exposure. During its migrations it crosses the Pacific Ocean, and its wintering areas are severely affected by the “big garbage island” of the North Pacific.

Two dead, four seriously injured by drowning across Israel's beaches

Two people were confirmed dead ,while four people almost died and are in serious to critical condition after they almost drowned in the sea on Saturday morning.

 Metzitzim Beach, June 1, 2023.

Spanish archaeologists plan rescue of 2,500-year-old Phoenician shipwreck

After it sank, it remained buried in sediment for more than two millennia until changes in sea currents due to construction on the shore unearthed it almost 30 years ago.

 Phoenician-Punic ship

Does the Gaza Marine gas field put Israel, Mediterranean Sea at risk? - analysis

Environmental experts warn that it may be too soon to celebrate Israel's approval to develop the Gaza Marine gas field.

 Palestinians sail with boats towards the maritime border with Israel as smoke rises from a burning tire during a protest calling for lifting the Israeli blockade on Gaza, in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of the northern Gaza Strip September 10, 2018

The unique forum that brings together Greece, Cyprus and Israel

Experts and diplomats from Greece, Israel and Cyprus met in Cyprus and discussed stability, from the Eastern Mediterranean to the Middle East.

 Defense Minister Yoav Gallant meets with Greek defense officials, May 2023