6+ day, 2+ hour ago   (530+ words) Water Authority officials told lawmakers in 2024 that marine contamination could disable several closely clustered desalination plants and severely strain Israel’s water system; more than two years later, three plants remain offline and two are operating only partially...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (587+ words) Scientists identified Synechococcus cyanobacteria behind shutdowns at most of Israel’s Mediterranean desalination plants, but experts are divided over whether sewage from Gaza helped fuel the bloom, as similar disruption is reported in Sinai...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (400+ words) IAEA says the material, including 55 tons in fuel rods, is now under agency safeguards as Syria’s new government cooperates with inspectors and the watchdog closes its probe into Assad-era nuclear activity; says unable to resolve outstanding questions of undeclared nuclear…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (598+ words) Microscopic algae likely triggered shutdowns at five major plants, forcing irrigation cuts as experts warn the disruption exposes a deeper vulnerability in Israel’s water system A large share of Israel’s water now comes from seawater desalination, a field in…...

1+ mon, 6+ day ago   (571+ words) Ynetnews...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (616+ words) An interministerial report recommends creating six marine response units at a cost of about NIS 40 million, funded by fees on oil tankers, after finding Israel can currently handle only a fraction of a major spill...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (419+ words) Rare eastern imperial eagle tracked from Serbia illegally captured in Syria, trafficked across borders and flown home on a Serbian military aircraft after an international rescue effort Feliks’ journey resembles a Hollywood movie script, with kidnappers, smugglers and clandestine border…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (464+ words) Ynetnews...

3+ mon, 2+ day ago   (104+ words) Massive construction on the waterfront and temporary solutions worsen the situation; new report warns that Israel is in the 11th hour before losing its Mediterranean coast, and presents the main threats: real estate projects from Netanya to Herzliya, pollution, climate crisis…...