Israel launches plan to restore lakeside resort city of Tiberias

JERUSALEM, July 25 (Xinhua) -- Israel has launched a plan to rebuild Tiberias, a northeastern resort city by the Sea of Galilee that was shattered in a storm in May, the Ministry of Tourism announced Monday.

The Israeli government has approved 90 million shekels (about 26.1 million U.S. dollars) for the plan, among which 64 million shekels go to the renovation and development of the city's promenade area that wa