The island would host offices, commercial zones and residential towers, developed by a private company under a build-operate-transfer model.

Israel was fascinated by an endangered whale shark was seen on beaches in Tel Aviv, Netanya and Ashdod. However, when the creature, who does not attack people but lives on plankton, arrived in Gaza, it was immediately killed by a mob.

'This is the first documented sighting of a whale shark along Israel’s Mediterranean coast and only the third confirmed sighting in the entire Mediterranean.'

Energean discovered the wreck while using a robotic submarine to examine the sea floor for a possible gas field drill site.

A member of an endangered species, the seal is protected by Nature and Park Authority volunteers until it decides to return to sea.

Two endangered brown sea turtles returned to Mediterranean Sea after being found injured and spending six months rehabilitating.

Operation is expected to reach full production in four to six months.

The Palmahim Slide off the Tel Aviv coast houses rare creatures in a delicate, rich habitat of coral gardens, methane seeps and brine pools.

The State of Israel is considered a global expert at dealing with such infestations.

The drones, which were launched from Lebanon, were shot down over the Mediterranean Sea.

Hamas's Gaza chief Yahye Sinwar recently said the terror group was working with unspecified partners to break the blockade.

Energean says the 8 billion cubic meters of gas found could be quickly developed.

The Seismology Division has recorded 30 quakes in the past seven weeks.

This is the first time a cruise operator has designated Israel as a base of operations.

Despite Lebanon's economic crisis, Hezbollah would rather let people suffer and bring the country further under Iran's dominance.

Terror chief Hassan Nasrallah calls for Iranian companies to drill for gas in Lebanese waters adjacent to Israeli gas fields.

The new Israeli national park will let scuba divers swim through 2,000 year old historic ruins.

A marine archaeologist found evidence in the Mediterranean Basin of the Biblical King Solomon’s vast kingdom.

Thanks to Israeli innovation, every drop of water makes a difference!

Israel’s coast was covered with tar in an ecological disaster last weekend, the country's worst environmental disaster in decades.

Thousands of volunteers took to the beaches to help clean up the tar from a massive oil spill that washed up on Israeli beaches along the coastline.

This video captures breathtaking footage of a family of dolphins returning to Israel's coast.

Israel is working to keep the earth's oceans clean and preserve them for the benefit of mankind.

Israel is set to increase its supply of electricity to the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip in order to help enable the Palestinians to operate a new sewage treatment plant there and to reduce water pollution, which is also affecting Israel.

Israel cares so much about life and the environment, which is why we also have a special rescue and rehabilitation center for wounded sea turtles!

Come and visit the beautiful Rosh Hanikra Grottoes, a unique geologic formation located right on the Mediterranean Sea in the Western Galilee.