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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
This picture shows a view of the reservoir of the Mujib Dam, the main water supply to Amman, in the Madaba governorate, about 100 kilometers (about 62 miles) north of the Jordanian capital, on April 20, 2021. (Khalil MAZRAAWI / AFP / File)
July 7, 2026, 10:06 am
Parched Jordan fuming at Israeli refusal to renew expired water deal – report
2021 agreement doubled the original 50 million annual cubic meters specified in 1994 peace pact; the increase was repeatedly renewed until November, when fraying relations ended it
By Lazar Berman
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
In the summer heat, Palestinian children carry jerrycans after collecting water from a distribution point in Gaza City, August 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)
August 16, 2025, 5:36 am
Some Gazan families turn to drinking unclean water as they battle heat, thirst
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’
By AP and ToI Staff
A man fills a tanker delivery truck with water from an underground water well distribution facility in Beirut on July 3, 2025. (Joseph EID / AFP)
August 14, 2025, 2:22 pm
Water shortages plague Beirut as low rainfall compounds woes
Local wells run dry after record-low rain, leaving residents relying on expensive trucked-in and bottled water that quickly runs out
By Lisa Golden
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu holds a glass of water in a video address to the Iranian people, on August 12, 2025. (Government Press Office)
August 12, 2025, 10:01 pm
Netanyahu, touting Israeli water tech, calls on drought-ravaged Iranians to oppose regime
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
By ToI Staff and Agencies
Palestinians line up to fill cans with water in Jabaliya, northern Gaza Strip, March 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
April 12, 2025, 2:11 pm
Gazans say renewed IDF attacks cut off clean water for hundreds of thousands
Hamas-appointed authorities say military damaged Strip’s northern pipeline, causing ‘real thirst crisis’; Israel: Malfunctioning pipe will be fixed as soon as possible
By Reuters and ToI Staff
Palestinians collect clean drinking water at a desalination plant that now operates round the clock in Deir al-Balah, Gaza, Nov. 14, 2024. (AP/Abdel Kareem Hana)
December 26, 2024, 11:35 am
Water desalination quietly returns to Gaza, after work by Israel and PA
Repair of Deir al-Balah plant, connected to Israel’s power grid, seen as potential roadmap for Palestinian Authority’s involvement in postwar Gaza
By AFP
Trucks loaded with humanitarian aid for the Gaza Strip sit waiting on the Egyptian side of the Rafah crossing. (Giuseppe Cacace/AFP)
July 19, 2024, 5:53 pm
Evidence of polio found in Gaza sewage samples
Health Ministry says findings ‘raise concerns about the presence of the virus’; professor urges ‘regional collaboration to stop the spread of the disease’
By Diana Bletter
In this April 30, 2020, photo, Palestinian engineer Raed Nakhal from Palestine Children Relief Fund, right, and engineer Abdullah Dewik, check the Watergen machine that generates safe drinking water from air on the roof of al-Rantisi pediatric hospital in Gaza City. (AP Photo/Adel Hana)
June 6, 2024, 9:14 pm
Israelis, Palestinians to launch joint bid to bring humanitarian aid to post-war Gaza
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
By Sue Surkes
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
An aerial view of the Yarkon River and the Mediterranean Sea as they meet at the Reading Power Station in Tel Aviv, on February 19, 2018. (Yossi Zamir/Flash90)
May 2, 2024, 11:01 am
How Israel is preparing to keep lights and water running in event of a regional war
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
By Reuters and ToI Staff
A view of the Dead Sea Works in southern Israel on February 2, 2018. (Issac Harari/Flash90)
May 30, 2023, 4:23 pm
State told to explain why it slashed NIS 65 million from Dead Sea Works water bill
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
By Sue Surkes
File: A Taliban fighter stands guard at the entrance gate of Afghan-Iran border crossing bridge in Zaranj, February 18, 2022. (Wakil Kohsar/AFP)
May 27, 2023, 5:43 pm
Iranian and Taliban forces engage in shootout on border over water dispute
Iran says forces responded ‘decisively’ after Taliban fired at police station, doesn’t report casualties; Tehran urges Kabul to uphold 1973 water rights deal
By AFP
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