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


Police searching for man suspected of brutally attacking his wife

Police suspect that the victim's husband, a 40-year-old resident of Arraba, is responsible for the attack, following a dispute between them.

The 40-year-old suspect that fled the scene after allegedly crashing into his wife's car and stabbing her several time, Nov. 16, 2020.

Tiberias man arrested for molesting 11-year-old girl

The investigation raised suspicions that Agbaria used to also have conversations of a sexual nature with a friend of the victim (also 11 years old) and tried to persuade her to meet with him as well

Suspected pedophile Muhammad Agbaria

Palestinian suspected of impersonating undercover cop, sexual assault

The suspect then fled the scene having stolen the man's cell phone, but was apprehended an hour later by police in Afula.

Tiberias Central Bus Station

Government to inject $14.5m. into Tiberias tourism

Tiberias and the Sea of Galilee area was home to 11% of a record 12.1 million nights spent in hotels by foreign tourists in 2019.

LAKE KINNERET as seen from Tiberias

Hassidim and the 1786 plague in Tiberias: We've been here before

By the month of Iyar, the plague had subsided but people remained in lockdown until after Shavuot.

A TRANQUIL scene in today’s Tiberias, with a view of the Kinneret from the northern city

Ousted Tiberias mayor Ron Cobi appeals to High Court and is refused

"Cobi is an example of the wild incitement against the ultra-Orthodox public in recent months, which has led to schism and fragmentation," Ben-Gvir said. "Minister Elkin did well... to end his term."

Mayor of Tiberias Ron Cobi

Tour Israel: Summer is awesome at the Kinneret

For years, Lake Kinneret (the Sea of Galilee) has served as a great attraction for young Israelis, especially during the summer months. But there are plenty of attractions for families, too.

THE DARIA Resort vacation village is situated on Haon Beach.

Tiberias Haredim place effigy of secular mayor on bonfire

"It is a disgrace to Tiberias that these are [the city's] representatives."

Ultra-Orthodox Jewish boys dance around a bonfire as they celebrate the Jewish holiday of Lag Ba'Omer in the city of Ashdod, Israel May 13, 2017

Measles exposure reported at Tel Aviv club, Netanya trampoline park

Measles outbreaks have caused a lot of commotion in Israel over the past several months.

Night club silhouette.

Antisemitic graffiti strikes Israeli student delegation in Geneva

The mayor of Tiberias, Ron Cobi, published a picture where a swastika was drawn and the words "I love Hitler" in English were inscribed at the side of one of the bunk beds.

A man wearing a Swastika [Illustrative]