The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/desalination/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Thu, 11 Jun 2026 22:48:45 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png desalination | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/desalination/ 32 32 What do Trump’s threats to bomb Iran desalination plants mean for rest of Mideast? https://www.timesofisrael.com/what-do-trumps-threats-to-bomb-iran-desalination-plants-mean-for-rest-of-mideast/ Tue, 31 Mar 2026 02:34:31 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3791719 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

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]]> Kharg Island is key to Iran’s oil exports, but targeting it would carry major risks https://www.timesofisrael.com/kharg-island-is-key-to-irans-oil-exports-but-targeting-it-would-carry-major-risks/ Mon, 30 Mar 2026 14:26:24 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3791320 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

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]]> Iran warns it will hit Israeli, Gulf power plants if US targets Iranian electric stations https://www.timesofisrael.com/iran-warns-it-will-hit-israeli-gulf-power-plants-if-us-targets-iranian-electric-stations/ Mon, 23 Mar 2026 10:48:01 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3785009 '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

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]]> Oil built the Persian Gulf. Desalinated water keeps it alive. War threatens both https://www.timesofisrael.com/oil-built-the-persian-gulf-desalinated-water-keeps-it-alive-war-threatens-both/ Sun, 08 Mar 2026 14:48:42 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3772116 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

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]]> Leaks alleging UAE strike on Iran spark Emirati fury, fear of fallout in Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/fake-news-emirati-official-rejects-israeli-reports-uae-struck-iran/ Sun, 08 Mar 2026 13:49:10 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3772223 Emiratis and Israelis condemn latest 'fake news' reports, warn leaks could damage delicate wartime relations

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]]> Desalination plant in central region goes into full operation https://www.timesofisrael.com/desalination-plant-in-central-region-goes-into-full-operation/ Sun, 25 Jan 2026 14:24:11 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3740955 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

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]]> Daily Briefing Dec. 14: Day 800 – Ceasefire tensions escalate after top Hamas commander is killed https://www.timesofisrael.com/daily-briefing-dec-14-day-800-ceasefire-tensions-escalate-after-top-hamas-commander-is-killed/ Sun, 14 Dec 2025 13:33:18 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3711358&preview=true&preview_id=3711358 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

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]]> Scientists tracking impact as desalinated water flows into Sea of Galilee for first time https://www.timesofisrael.com/scientists-tracking-impact-as-desalinated-water-flows-into-sea-of-galilee-for-first-time/ Mon, 01 Dec 2025 08:49:19 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3698451 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'

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]]> In world first, Israel begins pumping desalinated water into depleted Sea of Galilee https://www.timesofisrael.com/in-world-first-israel-begins-pumping-desalinated-water-into-depleted-sea-of-galilee/ Tue, 11 Nov 2025 13:53:58 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3685579 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

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]]> UAE opens pipeline to channel desalinated water from Egypt to southern Gaza https://www.timesofisrael.com/uae-opens-pipeline-to-channel-desalinated-water-from-egypt-to-southern-gaza/ Sun, 31 Aug 2025 11:54:47 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3630936 Project expected to provide clean drinking water to hundreds of thousands in al-Mawasi area, where many displaced Gazans reside

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]]> Jordan signs deal with French-led group to build massive desalination plant https://www.timesofisrael.com/jordan-signs-deal-with-french-led-group-to-build-massive-desalination-plant/ Sun, 12 Jan 2025 19:34:12 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3458090 New $5 billion Red Sea project to supply more than 300 million cubic meters of drinking water comes after cancellation of joint project with Israel

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]]> Water desalination quietly returns to Gaza, after work by Israel and PA https://www.timesofisrael.com/water-desalination-quietly-returns-to-gaza-after-work-by-israel-and-pa/ Thu, 26 Dec 2024 09:35:20 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3447280 Repair of Deir al-Balah plant, connected to Israel's power grid, seen as potential roadmap for Palestinian Authority's involvement in postwar Gaza

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]]> Technion startup aims to keep coastal industry systems clean while capturing CO₂ https://www.timesofisrael.com/technion-startup-aims-to-keep-coastal-industry-systems-clean-while-capturing-co%e2%82%82/ Sun, 22 Sep 2024 11:26:42 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3378117 MOZAICO uses electrochemistry rather than chemicals to stop scale buildup in coastal cooling systems, converting CO2 into marketable calcium carbonate

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]]> Palestinians, Israelis partner to bring off-grid solutions to Gaza camps https://www.timesofisrael.com/palestinians-israelis-partner-to-bring-off-grid-solutions-to-gaza-camps/ Thu, 08 Aug 2024 22:26:30 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3349569 Damour for Community Development and Arava Institute for Environmental Studies want to show international donors value of wastewater treatment, desalination, solar energy solutions

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]]> Daily Briefing July 3: Day 271 – How Israel and the PA are already cooperating in Gaza https://www.timesofisrael.com/daily-briefing-july-3-day-271-how-israel-and-the-pa-are-already-cooperating-in-gaza/ Wed, 03 Jul 2024 09:57:29 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3324013&preview=true&preview_id=3324013 Military reporter Emanuel Fabian on how a cooperative desalination project may be a pilot project for Ramallah's role in the Strip; Canaan Lidor reports from two miles from Lebanon

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