Water in israel

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

In areas experiencing localized supply problems, the scope of water use will be reduced as needed, while the Water Authority's operations center addresses individual disruptions.

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.
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

Mekorot – International Water Powerhouse.

Mekorot reports higher 2nd quarter profit, but regulatory changes weigh on 2026 results


Cyber attack leaves irrigation systems in Upper Galilee dysfunctional

Water controllers for irrigating fields in the Jordan Valley were damaged, as were control systems for the Galil Sewage Corporation.

Illustrative photo of a cyberattack.

TAU Launches Pioneering Graduate Program in Climate Change

The program, offered in one of the most critical climate change regions in the world, addresses the societal, cultural and political aspects of the climate crisis.

 Tel Aviv University

Mekorot head announces establishment of International Water Forum at UN Water Conference

The forum will convene once a year and will focus on the global effort to solve the global water shortage, which has affected numerous countries worldwide.

 Mekorot head announces establishment of International Water Forum at UN Water Conference

Israel has become a water powerhouse

Mekorot provides Israel with over 80% of its drinking water and 70% of its water supplies. Israel doesn't have a water shortage, but a surplus.

 (L-R) Energy Minister Karin Elharrar, President Isaac Herzog, First Lady Michal Herzog and Mekorot CEO Itzhak Aharonovitch at the Jerusalem water system groundbreaking

Eco Wave Power: The Israeli firm using water waves for renewable energy

Today, Eco Wave is an eco-company with projects in several countries, including a joint partnership with the Israeli government and French National Energy supplier EDF at Jaffa Port

 Floaters off the breakwater at Jaffa Port.

Israel's Arad Group company helps combat global water scarcity

The Israeli company, with approximately 600 employees worldwide, uses its water monitoring technology in some of the largest cities in the world.

 The Arad Group’s ultrasonic water meter.

Managing Mekorot: A conversation with the man in charge of Israel’s national water company

Yitzhak Aharonovich talks to the Jerusalem Post about his new role the chairman of Mekorot who helped turn a water sector in crisis into an enterprise that produces a surplus of water.

  Yitzhak Aharonovich, chairman of the Mekorot National Water Company

My Word: Untroubling waters

Most of the country’s tap water now comes from desalination plants rather than the Kinneret, but the Sea of Galilee still has an important role as an emergency reservoir.

 Water flowing from the carrier to Nahal Zalmon, on its way to fill Lake Kinneret

Mekorot will lead special session on water at COP27 in Egypt

Mekorot is attending the conference as part of the official delegation of the Government of Israel and the Export Institute.

 MEKOROT STAFF attend the COP27 climate-change conference in Sharm e-Sheikh

Mekorot completes fifth water transmission system for Jerusalem

After six years of work and an investment of approximately NIS 2.5 billion: Mekorot inaugurated the new water transmission system for Jerusalem

 From right to left. Energy and Water Minister Karin Elharrar, Mekorot Chairman Yitzhak Aharonovich, Finance Minister Avigdor Lieberman, Jerusalem Mayor Moshe Lion, Mekorot CEO Amit Lang, and project head Miki Elisha