The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/water/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Wed, 10 Jun 2026 18:55:26 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png water | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/water/ 32 32 National laboratory stops testing drinking water due to funding shortfall https://www.timesofisrael.com/national-laboratory-stops-testing-drinking-water-due-to-funding-shortfall/ Thu, 27 Nov 2025 09:39:37 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3697940 Environmental advocacy organization Adam Teva V'Din threatens legal action, demands immediate response from Health Ministry and Water Authority

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]]> Some Gazan families turn to drinking unclean water as they battle heat, thirst https://www.timesofisrael.com/some-gazan-families-turn-to-drinking-unclean-water-as-they-battle-heat-thirst/ Sat, 16 Aug 2025 02:36:28 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3621206 As UN agencies report rising number of illnesses from contaminated water, COGAT says 'water is available from Israeli pipelines, water pumping facilities, and desalination plants'

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]]> Water shortages plague Beirut as low rainfall compounds woes https://www.timesofisrael.com/water-shortages-plague-beirut-as-low-rainfall-compounds-woes/ Thu, 14 Aug 2025 11:22:44 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3620145 Local wells run dry after record-low rain, leaving residents relying on expensive trucked-in and bottled water that quickly runs out

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]]> Netanyahu, touting Israeli water tech, calls on drought-ravaged Iranians to oppose regime https://www.timesofisrael.com/netanyahu-touting-israeli-water-tech-calls-on-drought-ravaged-iranians-to-oppose-regime/ Tue, 12 Aug 2025 19:01:27 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3618987 Ex-PM Naftali Bennett makes similar video statement, saying Jerusalem wants to share desalination techniques with a free Iran, after Iran's president laments water, power problems

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]]> Gazans say renewed IDF attacks cut off clean water for hundreds of thousands https://www.timesofisrael.com/gazans-say-renewed-idf-attacks-cut-off-clean-water-for-hundreds-of-thousands/ Sat, 12 Apr 2025 11:11:25 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3525940 Hamas-appointed authorities say military damaged Strip's northern pipeline, causing 'real thirst crisis'; Israel: Malfunctioning pipe will be fixed as soon as possible

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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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]]> Evidence of polio found in Gaza sewage samples https://www.timesofisrael.com/evidence-of-polio-found-in-gaza-sewage-samples/ Fri, 19 Jul 2024 14:53:04 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3334651 Health Ministry says findings 'raise concerns about the presence of the virus'; professor urges 'regional collaboration to stop the spread of the disease'

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]]> Israelis, Palestinians to launch joint bid to bring humanitarian aid to post-war Gaza https://www.timesofisrael.com/israelis-palestinians-to-launch-joint-bid-to-bring-humanitarian-aid-to-post-war-gaza/ Thu, 06 Jun 2024 18:14:22 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3305751 Damour for Community Development in Gaza and Arava Institute for Environmental Studies form group of companies aiming to provide off-grid services to ravaged territory

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]]> How Israel worked to renew Gaza’s water supply amid the war, with help from locals https://www.timesofisrael.com/how-israel-worked-to-renew-gazas-water-supply-amid-the-war-with-help-from-locals/ Wed, 05 Jun 2024 15:09:58 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3303046 Despite ministers' early bravado and international accusations, Jerusalem went to great lengths to fix enclave's 'screwed-up' infrastructure after October 7 damage, say officials

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]]> How Israel is preparing to keep lights and water running in event of a regional war https://www.timesofisrael.com/how-israel-is-preparing-to-keep-lights-and-water-running-in-event-of-a-regional-war/ Thu, 02 May 2024 08:01:31 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3280411 Electricity and water company officials outline steps taken to keep country supplied under a barrage of missiles, but concerns remain over damage from falling debris of intercepts

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]]> State told to explain why it slashed NIS 65 million from Dead Sea Works water bill https://www.timesofisrael.com/state-told-to-explain-why-it-slashed-nis-65-million-from-dead-sea-works-water-bill/ Tue, 30 May 2023 13:23:58 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3023451 High Court order represents latest stage in battle by nonprofits to get Idan Ofer’s mineral extraction company to pay for the water it uses

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]]> Iranian and Taliban forces engage in shootout on border over water dispute https://www.timesofisrael.com/iranian-and-taliban-forces-engage-in-shootout-on-border-over-water-dispute/ Sat, 27 May 2023 14:43:53 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3022565 Iran says forces responded 'decisively' after Taliban fired at police station, doesn't report casualties; Tehran urges Kabul to uphold 1973 water rights deal

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]]> With supply sabotaged by retreating Russians, Kherson residents get water from river https://www.timesofisrael.com/with-supply-sabotaged-by-retreating-russians-kherson-residents-get-water-from-river/ Tue, 15 Nov 2022 18:00:23 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2875443 Locals resort to relying on Dnipro's yellowish water for cleaning, as power infrastructure also damaged by fleeing pro-Moscow forces

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]]> Thirsty to know where her water comes from, CA Jewish activist hikes to its source https://www.timesofisrael.com/thirsty-to-know-where-her-water-comes-from-ca-jewish-activist-hikes-to-its-source/ Sat, 15 Oct 2022 23:46:53 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2841647 Over 33 days, Nina Gordon-Kirsch walked 240 miles from her California home to the Highland Lakes in the Sierra Nevada mountains. Now she's releasing a documentary about her journey

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]]> Southern towns without clean water for second day after new pipe installed https://www.timesofisrael.com/southern-towns-without-clean-water-for-second-day-after-new-pipe-installed/ Thu, 08 Sep 2022 16:28:57 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2833085 'There was no warning,' says area resident as locals reportedly buy up six-packs of water bottles; Health Ministry says water in Netivot now OK 'for any use'

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