Chol Hamoed is especially dirty: Over a quarter of a ton of trash was collected from the shores of the Sea of Galilee

Disposable plates and cups, wipes, bottles, papers and piles of garbage - this is what was left behind by the tens of thousands of travelers who crowded the shores of the Sea of Galilee during the Passover holiday. In addition, enforcement and rescue services have been stepped up.

After a year and a half of the Upper Galilee being deserted, Israeli vacationers returned to the north this week. Over 270,000 vacationers enjoyed the start of Passover on the shores of the Kinneret Cities Association, which also created a huge amount of trash that is still being collected today.

Over 300,000 holidaymakers came to vacation on the shores of the Sea of Galilee during Hol HaMoed • Dozens of cleaning crews, including heavy tractors, are working to clean up the mountains of garbage left after the holiday vacation on the shores of the Sea of Galilee • The largest amount of garbage was found on the Rotem-Shizf beach strip, the only one where music is allowed and where there are no rescue services