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Monday, August 11, 2025
From the Liveblog of
Monday, August 11, 2025
Hazardous air pollution levels recorded in Jerusalem and surrounding areas
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People walk across the light rail tracks on Jaffa Road in Jerusalem during a hazy summer day, August 11, 2025. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
The Environmental Protection Ministry reports extremely high pollution levels in Jerusalem, parts of the West Bank and the Jordan Valley.
According to the ministry’s monitoring website, levels of PM10 air pollution in central Jerusalem were 7259.8µg/m³ as of 7 a.m. The US Environmental Protection Agency says that any level over 355µg/m³ is considered very unhealthy and levels over 425µg/m³ are considered hazardous.
Israel’s Environmental Protection Ministry says the elderly, pregnant women, children, and any other sensitive people should avoid strenuous outdoor activity, and that the general population should limit strenuous outdoor activity.
The pollution comes amid an extended extreme heatwave enveloping most of the country.
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