Water in israel

The climate crisis, national resilience, and the unifying power of water

Mekorot has proven that water management does not begin and end with technology, but with a holistic framework.

  	 • Barak Graber, Acting CEO,  Mekorot Development & Enterprises
Infrastructure works along the shoreline of the Sea of Galilee as the Water Authority and the national water company Mekorot prepare to increase the flow of desalinated water pumped from desalination plants in Ashkelon and Rishon Lezion into the lake, northern Israel, February 27, 2026.

Water restrictions continue into second day as most Israeli desalination plants shut down again

Infrastructure works along the shoreline of the Sea of Galilee as the Water Authority and the national water company Mekorot prepare to increase the flow of desalinated water pumped from desalination plants in Ashkelon and Rishon Lezion into the lake, northern Israel, February 27, 2026.

Water restrictions imposed throughout Israel amid nationwide supply disruption

Rehabilitating water channels and transforming them into attractive spaces for hiking and camping. The Eastern Jordan Canal.

Nature protection project aims to revitalize northern springs and landscapes


Industrial waste water leaks from Israeli chemical plant

The public is asked to avoid Ashalim and nearby routes until further notice.

Industrial waste water contamination in Israel

Grapevine: Kudos where kudos is due

When my latest water bill arrived, it was shockingly inflated – close to three times what I usually pay.

Letters

Florida city to alleviate water shortage with Israeli technology

Affordable device traps humid air on-demand.

Florida Water-Gen

Summertime, Water time

The Jerusalem Post

Government approves plan to overhaul east Jerusalem sewage, waste systems

Jerusalem residents suffer from some of the worst air pollution levels in the country.

Pools of waste water are seen at a sewage treatment plant in town of Safed in northern Israel

Ronald Lauder’s RWL Water to merge with Israeli firm Emefcy

The Caesarea-based Emefcy boasts an innovative sewage treatment technology.

Ronald Lauder

US Congress members lobby Trump on Israeli-Palestinian water issues

“In your effort to build peace between Israelis and Palestinians... we urge you to prioritize the issue of water,” the lawmakers wrote Trump in an official letter.

Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men sort their cooking utensils at they dip them in boiling water to remove remains of leaven in preparation for the Jewish holiday of Passover, in Jerusalem's Mea Shearim neighbourhood April 9, 2017

Cross-border water pollution threatens Israeli security, watchdog says

EcoPeace: The state comptroller’s report presents “a scathing assessment of failure for more than two decades of Israeli government action and inaction.”

A Palestinian walks through a water pipe underneath the controversial Israeli barrier in al-Ram, on the edge of Jerusalem [File]

US Army disaster drill uses Israeli tech to extract water from air

The technology works on-demand by trapping humid air inside the device, then cleaning and drying the air and extracting the resultant clean water.

Water-Gen machines during US military drill

Israel - A regional water superpower

Israel is the world's leader in water reclamation with 87% of its wastewater undergoing purification and reuse for agriculture.

Israeli, Palestinian and Jordanian mayors and municipal representatives participate in an event in the lower Jordan River, to call on the two governments to rehabilitate the river