Famed for its noisy bustle and crowded nightlife, Israel's beachfront metropolis has grown eerily quiet under the coronavirus distancing rules

The lifeguard towers are taped off, so too the swings and slides

Owners take opposing views on government measures banning people from sitting in their establishments; despite restrictions, people out and about in the city

Municipality project offers up-to-date information on weather at the shore and allows users to rent sun beds and chairs by phone

Report from World Wildlife Fund highlights dire state of plastic-filled sea, in country that uses the second most disposable plastic in the world, in absolute terms