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General view of a water desalination facility in southern Israel, September 2, 2026. (Yossi Aloni/Flash90)
October 13, 2026, 11:39 am
State pays over NIS 50 million to supply private desalination plants with equipment
With desalination system not yet fully operational due to microalgae contamination that started last month, Water Authority says filtering membranes it purchased are for emergency use only
By Sue Surkes
Built by Israel with funds deducted from Palestinian tax revenues, this plant at the Meitar crossing on the Green Line filters rock dust from wastewater before the latter reaches the Shoket wastewater treatment plant in Israel, July 14, 2026. (Sue Surkes/Times of Israel)
October 2, 2026, 11:56 pm
Suspected arson shuts Negev sewage plant, sending raw wastewater into streams
Some 30,000 cubic meters a day expected to flow through waterways for weeks; plant officials reportedly link attack to refusal to pay protection money, citing past incidents
By Sue Surkes and ToI Staff
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
View of the Sorek Desalination Plant, on November 22, 2018. (Isaac Harari/Flash90)
August 31, 2026, 2:16 pm
Almost all of Israel’s desalination plants shut due to weather; source denies cyberattack
5 of 6 facilities temporarily close due to ‘severe turbidity,’ prompting limits for agriculture use; incident follows recent hack on US water systems, allegedly by Iran
By ToI Staff and Sue Surkes
Groundwater in the parking lot of the residential Assuta Tower on Jabotinsky Street in Tel Aviv, June 27, 2024. (Yakov Livshitz)
February 23, 2026, 12:06 pm
Rising Mediterranean pushes groundwater up into Tel Aviv basements
Water Authority’s head of hydrology urges planners, developers to prepare for a rarely discussed climate change threat to urban infrastructure
By Sue Surkes
Illustrative photo of laboratory testing. (vadimguzhva; iStock by Getty Images.
November 27, 2025, 11:39 am
National laboratory stops testing drinking water due to funding shortfall
Environmental advocacy organization Adam Teva V’Din threatens legal action, demands immediate response from Health Ministry and Water Authority
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
People walk along the Sea of Galilee shore, where water used to be, past infrastructure once submerged, at Kibbutz Ginosar, northern Israel, October 4, 2025. (Michael Giladi/Flash90)
October 8, 2025, 1:58 pm
Facing drought, Israel to direct desalinated water to Sea of Galilee, in world first
With northern lake level below minimum for pumping, authorities will release just 10% of normal quantity into national water carrier, among other moves
By Sue Surkes
Lightning illuminates the sky near Rehovot, December 30, 2024.(Yossi Aloni/Flash90)
February 2, 2025, 5:13 pm
Water Authority says Israel experiencing driest winter in a century
Just 55 percent of the annual average for this time of year has fallen so far, but authority says desalination and management ensure there will be no near-term supply shortage
By Sue Surkes
Magen David Adom ambulance workers stand at the scene where a tractor hit three people, lightly wounding them, in south Tel Aviv, January 2, 2025. (Magen David Adom)
January 2, 2025, 9:08 pm
Tractor driver rams into 3 in Tel Aviv, reportedly after father stabbed in brawl
Water Authority worker lightly wounds 2 colleagues and a paramedic after work-related clash in which a 62-year-old sustained moderate injuries; no suspicion of terrorism
By ToI Staff
Inside the Sorek A Desalination Plant, November 2015. (Yossi Zamir/FLASH90)
September 19, 2024, 3:16 pm
Study shows magnesium deficiency in desalinated water could lead to diseases
Researchers urge government to add mineral to water to reduce risk of type 2 diabetes and ischemic stroke, and drastically cut national healthcare costs
By Diana Bletter
This undated photo shows Palestinian Water Authority workers repairing the Gazan side of a pipeline leading water from Israel during the country's war with Hamas. (Courtesy)
June 5, 2024, 6:09 pm
How Israel worked to renew Gaza’s water supply amid the war, with help from locals
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
By Aviv Lavie
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