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Israel's water system vulnerable amid desalination crises
The crisis involving the shutdown of five out of six desalination plants on Israel's Mediterranean coast at the end of August revealed the fragility of the water system there. The affected plants—located in Ashkelon, Ashdod, Sorek, and Umm al-Rashrash—primarily relied on seawater desalination to supply around 80% of the country’s drinking water. The proliferation of microscopic algae, linked to rising sea temperatures and other environmental factors, caused blockages in intake pipes, leading to a decrease in the plants' production capacity. As a result, authorities had to ration water for agriculture and increase reliance on natural sources such as Lake Tiberias and the underground aquifers. There are warnings about the depletion of natural water sources and an escalation of technological, environmental, and security risks to the desalination system—risks that now require reassessment and preparations for prolonged disruption scenarios.
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