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      <title>Two Israeli desalination plants offline after microalgae plume from Egypt</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[A massive algae bloom has forced Israel to tap the Kinneret and underground wells to meet the country’s water needs.]]></description>
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      <title>Hebron-area vineyard sparks legal battle over land rights</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Regavim petitions Supreme Court to remove what it calls Palestinian agricultural encroachment on state-owned land in Judea and Samaria.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 04:07:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Water supply to southern Israel farms restored after desalination shutdowns</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Several major desalination plants resumed operations after heavy rainfall caused shutdowns due to high levels of sediment in seawater.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 08:36:55 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Israel shuts down most desalination plants due to sea turbidity</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Officials said water supply to homes will continue as normal.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 06:51:40 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Israel launches tender for one of world’s largest desalination plants</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Water Authority Director Yehezkel Lipshitz described the project as “great news for the water sector and the citizens of Israel.”]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 07:04:59 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Israeli researchers find evidence of grain cultivation 15,000 years ago</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[University of Haifa study of ancient sickle blades suggests Natufian hunter-gatherers systematically harvested wild grains thousands of years before established agriculture.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 04:21:13 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Jerusalem area breaks record for highest summer rainfall</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The extreme summer weather is expected to continue with a forecast for thunderstorms along Israel’s eastern border.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 16 Aug 2026 08:38:16 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Warming Mediterranean opens door to new wave of Red Sea invaders</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The fish that succeed in their unfamiliar environment are those that do not rely on coral reefs.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2026 07:01:43 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Israel confirms first West Nile virus case of 2026 summer season</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The virus is transmitted to people through the bites of infected mosquitoes.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 14:01:39 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Rare box jellyfish spotted in Gulf of Eilat waters</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Authorities say only a few of the venomous jellyfish have been found and stress there is no need to avoid swimming.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 09:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
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