'This is an opportunity I have to take advantage of,' says one rainy day surfer

Seven people have died in weather-related events in a winter that has seen some areas of the country repeatedly deluged in downpours

Sea of Galilee rises by 23 cm; schools stay closed in some northern communities; severe flooding in Ashkelon and Ashdod

Residents of Haifa and Nahariya hit the hardest by storm, with streets turning to rivers and many requiring help from tractors; Golan streams threaten to overflow

Eyewitnesses say 38-year-old was trying to rescue passengers of an overturned car in coastal town when floodwaters carried him away

Emergency services scramble to rescue people trapped in cars on water-logged roads; snowy conditions force school closures on Golan

Ali Agbaria's body found next to overturned vehicle in northern Israel; man killed Sunday named as Eran Herrnstadt

Sunday's death comes a day after a couple drowned in a flooded elevator in south Tel Aviv

Locals in southern neighborhoods say city hall ignored warnings about poor infrastructure, blocked drains; mayor claims 'no drains in the world' could have contained deluge

Temperatures expected to rise slightly over coming days with clearer skies, but forecasts show the downpours resuming next weekend