Tiberias

Purete: A laid-back chef restaurant near Lake Kinneret - restaurant review

The restaurant looks like a laid-back kibbutz eatery with lots of plants and has a cozy vibe.

A meat dish served at Purete
Antiquities robbers arrested after damaging Roman-period cave in Galilee. January 19.

Antiquities robbers caught digging in ancient Roman burial cave in Galilee

Hammath Tiberias National Park.

Magnitude 3.7 earthquake strikes northern Israel, Defense Minister calls emergency meeting

Bullet found on the hood of a car belonging to National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir's office director on December 18, 2025.

Ben-Gvir’s office director files police complaint after finding bullet on hood of her car


Lakeside views

Buyers may find some real estate bargains in Tiberias

A panoramic view of Tiberias on the shores of Lake Kinneret.

Art and cheese

Dairies and galleries add to the charm of the hilltop town.

Art galleries in Safed

Synagogues of Safed

The town’s mystical shuls were built following the 1492 expulsion from Spain.

The Ari Ashkenazi shul

Tiberias mayor admits to breaking election law for plea bargain

Nazareth Magistrate’s Court finds, as part of a plea bargain, that Tiberias Mayor Zohar Oved broke election fund-raising laws.

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Wolf in the Galilee shot and killed after biting 12

Animal likely rabid, shot while attempting to attack volunteers trying to capture it near the Sea of Galilee.

Dead wolf near Tiberias, March 6, 2014

Tiberias – not just a lake

A lot has happened in Tiberias in recent years, so why not check it out?

Tiberias

Italian researchers monitoring Tower of David seismic activity

Team has begun running a structural health monitoring system on the Jerusalem building.

Tower of David 370

Zemiro fastest among Israelis in Tiberias

Zohar Zemiro regained his Israel national marathon title on Friday.

Zohar Zemiro.

'Major Israeli earthquake could cause thousands of deaths'

Tiberias' leading engineer says National Outline Plan for fortifying buildings is not financially realistic.

Home Front Command earthquake drill

Two earthquakes in one day shake northern Israel

Head of Geophysical Institute: Still no explanation for tremblors; no reports of injuries or damage.

Richter Scale, earthquake quake hand graph 311 (R)