Water in israel

Mekorot inaugurates new Shluhot Reservoir as part of NIS 600M water infrastructure project

The reservoir, named after former deputy prime minister David Levy, is part of a project that will connect Beit She'an, Emek HaMaayanot and the Jordan Valley to Israel's National Water System.

Mekorot inaugurates new Shluhot Reservoir named after former Deputy Prime Minister David Levy
Water discharging from a desalination plant into the Zalmon River and into the Sea of Galilee, March 4, 2026.

A 'stab in the back': Israel's refusal to extend Jordanian water agreement may spark crisis

Hackathon, held at Google’s offices, with joint teams from Mekorot and Google Cloud

Turning ideas into products: Mekorot and Google Cloud's innovation hackathon

Mekorot Chairman Moshe Shimoni

Mekorot raises NIS 1.75 billion after bond offering draws NIS 3 billion in demand


Water in the desert of Israel?

Israel is 60% desert, but it is not devoid of water.

Waterfalls in Israel.

Water NGO head: Crisis isn’t all the authority’s fault

‘Don’t throw out the baby with the bathwater,’ says Raanan Adin in response to the State Comptroller’s Report.

PEOPLE ON paddle boards float on Lake Kinneret in 2016. It is Israel’s major surface fresh-water source, now endangered.

Tackling Israel’s water challenges

The Jewish National Fund continues to lead the way.

Kineret

Health Ministry Dir.-Gen.: Leptospirosis is easily treated

Health Ministry CEO Moshe Bar Siman Tov released a statement Sunday afternoon on the current status of the Leptospirosis ('ahberet') infection.

Snir Stream

4th Water Sensitive Cities Conference in Israel

'Water sensitive cities deliver water security in both water-poor and water abundant futures.'

Dr. Yaron Zinger, Director for Center for Water Sensitive Cities.

Is desalination the answer?

For years, Israel’s drinking water strategy has been lauded as being the envy of the world.

A view of the Melbourne Docklands and the city skyline from Waterfront City, looking across Victoria Harbour

WATCH: Israel at 70 - Israel's solutions to the water crisis

Can Israel solve the world's water shortage problems?

Israel 70+: Israel and the future of water technology

Realignment in the Middle East

The Jerusalem Post

US politicians, European technicians stream toward Israeli-run water technology

“We are bringing together the heartland of America with the Holy Land, we are bringing both the Mideast and the Midwest together."

Watec conference in Tel Aviv

Israel opens 13 km. pipeline to alleviate West Bank water shortage

The Water Authority and setters have also charged that Palestinian theft of water has depleted supplies.

SAMARIA REGIONAL COUNCIL head Yossi Dagan (left), Infrastructure Minister Yuval Steinitz (center) and Civil Administration officer Benny Elbaz inaugurate a 13-km. water pipeline in Samaria on Monday.