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Illegal burning of electronic waste near Azzoun, northern West Bank, November 24, 2025. (Sue Surkes/Times of Israel)
December 29, 2025, 11:54 am
Pirate waste fires choke Israelis and Palestinians as ministers play game of hot potato
Ahead of upcoming elections, lawmakers wake up to citizens’ protests as Environmental and Defense Ministries battle over turf, and as Treasury promises — but doesn’t deliver — funds
By Sue Surkes
Palestinians burn electronic waste illegally near Azzoun, in the Qalqilya Governorate, northern West Bank, November 24, 2025. (Sue Surkes/Times of Israel)
December 18, 2025, 6:43 pm
Katz, Smotrich declare West Bank waste fires a security issue, unveil emergency plan
Plan allows for seizure of Palestinian waste trucks, large-scale waste removal, the establishment of a new waste disposal site in the central West Bank; costs to be imposed on PA
By Stav Levaton
A fire lit to burn waste in the West Bank, as seen from the northern Israeli town of Harish, October 2025. (Dolev Hilell)
December 17, 2025, 3:23 pm
‘Stay indoors’: Health Ministry tells central town to shelter due to toxic waste fires
In rare move, ministry instructs some Shoham residents to close windows, turn off air conditioning to protect themselves from pollution from illegal West Bank fires
By Sue Surkes
Palestinians burn electronic waste illegally near Azzoun, in the Qalqilya Governorate, northern West Bank, November 24, 2025. (Sue Surkes/Times of Israel)
December 4, 2025, 12:45 am
Environment minister requests $41 million to tackle polluting West Bank waste fires
Describing fires as Palestinian ‘terror,’ and calling for ‘environmental sovereignty,’ Idit Silman says Israel will deduct costs from Palestinian taxes
By Sue Surkes
The Dudaim dump site is the biggest landfill in Israel, near the Bedouin city of Rahat in southern Israel, August 10, 2016. (Yaniv Nadav/Flash90)
December 2, 2025, 5:52 pm
Drowning in garbage: Council heads warn waste sector facing ‘systematic collapse’
160 mayors appeal to Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, saying local authorities can’t cope, criminals taking over, infrastructure poor and outdated
By Sue Surkes
Environmental Protection Minister Idit Silman presents key aspects of a new plan to deal with illegal waste burning in the West Bank, in Modi'in, central israel, November 4, 2025. (Asi Efrati, Government Press Office)
November 4, 2025, 8:57 pm
Environment minister unveils key points of plan to fight West Bank waste fires
Plan includes boosting enforcement, expanding West Bank infrastructure; environmental NGOs praise transparency, but ask to see budgets, timetables
By Sue Surkes
A fire lit to burn waste in the West Bank, as seen from the northern Israeli town of Harish, October 2025. (Dolev Hilell)
November 1, 2025, 6:10 pm
As trash burns in the West Bank, NGO sees huge jump in reports of smoke, foul smells
Complaints to clean air NGO nearly triple between August and October; PM urged to intervene, as state agencies point fingers and Palestinian areas lack infrastructure
By Sue Surkes
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