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Energy, Water, and Infrastructure Minister Eli Cohen visits a water desalination facility near Rishon Lezion, central Israel, September 2, 2026. (Yossi Aloni/Flash90)
September 7, 2026, 8:58 pm
Amid desalination woes, energy minister paints rosy picture of Israel’s water resilience
At press conference on ninth day of partial suspension of water processing stations, Eli Cohen says Israel has access to almost twice the drinking water needed for all households
By Sue Surkes
Energy, Water and Infrastructure Minister Eli Cohen visits a water desalination facility near Rishon Lezion, September 2, 2026. (Yossi Aloni/Flash90)
September 4, 2026, 3:07 pm
Officials seek to calm public after algicides dumped at sea in bid to reopen desalination plants
Fishing temporarily banned ‘as a precaution’ but water supplies back to normal, says Energy Ministry, after initially unannounced push to get rid of rogue algae crippling stations
By Sue Surkes
General view of a water desalination facility near Rishon LeZion, central Israel, September 2, 2026. (Yossi Aloni/Flash90)
September 2, 2026, 4:41 pm
New masterplan needed after desalination shutdown underlines dangers of tech overreliance
Experts blast complacency, urge reviving wells, natural buffers, and conservation to lower the 80% of drinking water that comes from coastal facilities
By Sue Surkes
Emergency drinking water tanks are placed near the Old City of Jerusalem amid nationwide water supply disruptions, September 1, 2026. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
September 1, 2026, 2:41 pm
Desalination plants again shut down due to murky seawater; farmers sound the alarm
With 5 of 6 facilities again closed amid rising seawater turbidity, local authorities told to curb water use; farmers lament risk to crops, livestock
By Sue Surkes and ToI Staff
This picture shows a view of the reservoir of the Mujib Dam, the main water supply to Amman, in the Madaba governorate, about 100 kilometers (about 62 miles) north of the Jordanian capital, on April 20, 2021. (Khalil MAZRAAWI / AFP / File)
July 7, 2026, 10:06 am
Parched Jordan fuming at Israeli refusal to renew expired water deal – report
2021 agreement doubled the original 50 million annual cubic meters specified in 1994 peace pact; the increase was repeatedly renewed until November, when fraying relations ended it
By Lazar Berman
The Sorek desalination plant operates in Rishon LeZion, Israel, May 4, 2014. (AP Photo/Dan Balilty, File)
March 31, 2026, 5:34 am
What do Trump’s threats to bomb Iran desalination plants mean for rest of Mideast?
Analysts warn biggest danger may not be what US could do to Iran, but how Tehran could retaliate, given that Gulf states depend on desalination for vast majority of water supply
By ANNIKA HAMMERSCHLAG
This handout image taken by the European Space Agency, captured by the Copernicus Sentinel-2 satellite, shows a view of Iran's Kharg Island, which hosts the country's main crude export terminal and is responsible for the overwhelming majority of its oil shipments to the world, about 30 kilometers south of the mainland in the north of the Gulf, on March 7, 2026. (European Space Agency/AFP)
March 30, 2026, 5:26 pm
Kharg Island is key to Iran’s oil exports, but targeting it would carry major risks
A threatened US ground operation to seize control of the energy hub would put troops just 21 miles off Iran’s coast, within range of missiles and drones
By SAM METZ
Aerial view of the Orot Rabin power station in Hadera, on January 29, 2026. (Yossi Zamir/FLASH90)
March 23, 2026, 12:48 pm
Iran warns it will hit Israeli, Gulf power plants if US targets Iranian electric stations
‘If you hit electricity, we hit electricity,’ IRGC says, warns will also mine Gulf waters if invaded; Israel launches extensive strikes on Tehran as Iran continues missile attacks
By Emanuel Fabian and Agencies
A Muslim pilgrim drinks water after she casts stones at pillars in the symbolic stoning of the devil, the last rite of the annual Hajj, in Mina near the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, June 7, 2025. (Amr Nabil/AP)
March 8, 2026, 4:48 pm
Oil built the Persian Gulf. Desalinated water keeps it alive. War threatens both
90 percent of drinking water in Kuwait comes from desalination, 86% in Oman and about 70% in Saudi Arabia; the infrastructure is endangered by missile and drone attacks
By ANNIKA HAMMERSCHLAG
An F-16 fighter aircraft of the United Arab Emirates Air Force during the Dubai Air Show in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, November 18, 2025. (Fatima Shbair/AP)
March 8, 2026, 3:49 pm
Leaks alleging UAE strike on Iran spark Emirati fury, fear of fallout in Israel
Emiratis and Israelis condemn latest ‘fake news’ reports, warn leaks could damage delicate wartime relations
By Nava Freiberg and Lazar Berman
The Soreq B desalination plant in central Israel. (Itay Dodi, Water Authority)
January 25, 2026, 4:24 pm
Desalination plant in central region goes into full operation
Soreq B in Rishon Lezion will produce 200 million cubic meters of desalinated water annually; with other plants, will meet 70-80% of the country’s potable water needs
By Sue Surkes
IMAGE: Palestinians inspect a car belonging to Hamas commander Raed Saad after it was hit in an Israeli airstrike in Gaza City, December 13, 2025. (Fathi Ibrahim/Flash90)
December 14, 2025, 3:33 pm
Daily Briefing Dec. 14: Day 800 – Ceasefire tensions escalate after top Hamas commander is killed
Diplomatic correspondent Lazar Berman discusses phase 2 of Gaza truce, latest on Lebanon; reporter Sue Surkes reviews a desalination channel to the Sea of Galilee and sea turtle rehabilitation
By Jessica Steinberg, Lazar Berman and Sue Surkes
Fishermen enjoy a warm day at a dried-out Sea of Galilee beach in northern Israel, November 26, 2025. (Michael Giladi/Flash90)
December 1, 2025, 10:49 am
Scientists tracking impact as desalinated water flows into Sea of Galilee for first time
Laboratory head says amounts of water entering lake still small, any effects will be identified upstream; ‘We haven’t seen anything yet that would make us say stop the flow’
By Sue Surkes
Israelis at the Sea of Galilee on October 25, 2025. (Michael Giladi/Flash90)
November 11, 2025, 3:53 pm
In world first, Israel begins pumping desalinated water into depleted Sea of Galilee
Groundbreaking project channeling in enough water to raise dangerously low lake level by 0.5 centimeters per month; Water Authority will double flow if needed
By Sue Surkes
Screenshot from a Facebook post by the Emirates' official news agency, WAM.
August 31, 2025, 2:54 pm
UAE opens pipeline to channel desalinated water from Egypt to southern Gaza
Project expected to provide clean drinking water to hundreds of thousands in al-Mawasi area, where many displaced Gazans reside
By Sue Surkes
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