Nature and Parks Authority blames increases in huge schools of the gelatinous creatures in Mediterranean on human behavior, including pollution, climate change

Li-Yam Levy's family contacted Religious Affairs Ministry about bringing son's body back to Israel for burial, but ultimately decided to perform alternative ceremony locally

Toxin believed to have come from the ultra-venomous box jellyfish; some reports say boy didn't receive immediate first aid

Marine biologist says the tentacled creatures have been spotted several kilometers off coast, are expected to make landfall in 1-2 weeks

Researchers say this year's swarm of floating stingers is huge and they're larger than usual, probably as a result of heavy winter rains that washed nutrients into the water

Sea turtle returned to water after also swimming into facility; invertebrates are threat to power supply as they get sucked in as stations use sea water for cooling

Meduzot B'Am is part of a new citizen science project to help researchers map, track and study the marine creatures and improve their public image