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מתקן התפלת המים בשורק 2
Israel’s water authority warned in 2024 of desalination shutdown scenario now unfolding
Water Authority officials told lawmakers in 2024 that marine contamination could disable several closely clustered desalination plants and severely strain Israel’s water system; more than two years later, three plants remain offline and two are operating only partially
Ilana Curiel | 09.07.26
משאיות הסיוע בכניסה לרצועת עזה, מעבר כרם שלום
Israeli civilian charged with smuggling drugs, cellphones into Gaza
Prosecutors say Mohannad Abu Yahya, 25 from Rahat, carried about 40 kg of hashish and 11 kg of Captagon; 98 new phones were also seized
Ilana Curiel | 09.05.26
ציאנובקטריה השייכת לסוג Synechococcus והאצות בחוף פלמחים
Did Gaza sewage fuel the algae crisis shutting Israel’s desalination plants?
Scientists identified Synechococcus cyanobacteria behind shutdowns at most of Israel’s Mediterranean desalination plants, but experts are divided over whether sewage from Gaza helped fuel the bloom, as similar disruption is reported in Sinai
Lior Ben Ari, Ilana Curiel | 09.04.26
ילדים על דשא סינתטי
Israeli cities move to replace synthetic grass over heat, health and environmental concerns
Kfar Saba and Herzliya are phasing out synthetic turf in public spaces, citing extreme heat, drainage problems and possible exposure to chemicals and microplastics, while health officials say current evidence shows no public health risk
Ilana Curiel | 09.04.26
מתקן התפלת המים בשורק 2
Algae crisis forces Israel to pay 50% more for desalinated water
Water Authority raises payments to private plants to about 4 shekels per cubic meter to keep them operating despite contamination, exposing vulnerabilities in Israel’s fully privatized desalination system
Ilana Curiel | 09.03.26
החוקרים ינסו לגרום לאצות לגדול. פלמחים, הבוקר
Desalination crisis deepens as algae threaten Israel’s last fully operating coastal plant
Israel is improvising to stabilize water supplies as microscopic algae clog desalination systems, forcing partial shutdowns, emergency well pumping and risky plant operations while officials race to identify the bloom and protect Hadera
Ilana Curiel | 09.03.26
מתקן הטפלה של מים שורק פלמחים
Three desalination plants still offline as experts urge Israel to prepare for compound crises
Household supply was unaffected, but researchers warn that drought, war, pollution or cyberattacks striking together could severely disrupt Israel’s water system
Ilana Curiel | 09.02.26
7.6 שיגור טילים מאיראן לעבר ישראל
Iran launches ‘decisive’ retaliation, fires missiles at US bases in Jordan
Tehran says missiles were fired at US bases in Jordan and claims an MQ-9 was downed; blasts were heard in Eilat as Jordanians received shelter alerts warning of possible falling debris; Trump: 'When it is over, there will be very little left of Iran'
Lior Ben Ari, Ilana Curiel | 09.02.26
מתקן ההתפלה בפלמחים
Desalination crisis explained: what shut the plants, and could Israel run out of water?
Microscopic algae likely triggered shutdowns at five major plants, forcing irrigation cuts as experts warn the disruption exposes a deeper vulnerability in Israel’s water system
Ilana Curiel | 09.01.26
*לשימוש הכתבה בלבד* שחרור האסירים הפלסטינים בכלא קציעות
12 Israeli prison officers charged in death of Palestinian inmate, assaulting 8 others
Prosecutors say a shift commander ordered guards into the cell after the prisoner asked whether there was a ceasefire; officers allegedly beat inmates with fists, kicks and batons, then failed to report the incident and later tried to coordinate accounts
Ilana Curiel | 09.01.26
רועי יוסף בחממה בבאר מילכה
‘24 hours without water and the crop dies’: Negev farmers warn of collapse
Desalination shutdowns have cut irrigation during peak growing season, threatening hundreds of farms; growers warn of irreversible losses and demand government compensation
Ilana Curiel | 09.01.26
מתקן התפלת מי ים של חברת IDE בחדרה
Nile Delta algae suspected in shutdown of five Israeli desalination plants
Five Mediterranean facilities are offline after severe seawater turbidity, forcing irrigation restrictions as researchers investigate a suspected microalgae bloom originating near Egypt’s Nile Delta
Ilana Curiel | 09.01.26
אין מים בברזים בחופי תל אביב
Tel Aviv curbs water use as most Israeli desalination plants remain shut
Sorek A has resumed operations, but most private plants remain affected by severe sea turbidity; authorities order public irrigation halted while southern agriculture faces freshwater cuts
Lihi Gordon, Ilana Curiel | 08.31.26
השקיית שדות בנגב
Israeli desalination plants shut nationwide as Negev farm water is cut
Severe seawater turbidity forced most plants offline, leaving only Hadera operating among six major facilities as Israel prioritizes household drinking water
Ilana Curiel | 08.31.26
נד מים שתועד בטיסה מקפריסין לישראל
Powerful summer storm lashes Lebanon, Syria and Cyprus as rain reaches Israel
Watch: Floods sweep northern Lebanon, winds damage Syria and Cyprus, while northern Israel sees only light rain with more showers expected Sunday
Lior Ben Ari, Ilana Curiel | 08.29.26
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