'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

Moti Ben Shabbat laid to rest in his hometown of Nahariya; amid deadly rainstorms PM appeals for public to obey authorities' instructions as they would during a rocket attack

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

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

'The hand of destiny is very harsh,' says Dean Shoshani's father; Stav Harari's brother laments she bequeathed him role of eldest sibling without warning

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

Videos posted to social media show submerged cars in Tel Aviv and surrounding suburbs; woman found in submerged in pool of water on street taken to hospital with hypothermia