Nearly all Israeli desalination plants shut amid cyberattack speculation
Five of the Israeli regime’s six desalination plants have temporarily shut down after what the regime’s weather authority has described as weather conditions causing “severe turbidity” in seawater.
In a statement on Monday, the authority described the shutdown as an extremely “rare occurrence” that affected all the plants, except one in Hadera in the central part of the occupied territories, The Times of Israel reported.
The facilities temporarily closed included those lying in Ashkelon and Ashdod, which are similarly located in the central areas.
The desalination plants provide up to 80 percent of Israel’s drinking water.
“Professional personnel are closely monitoring water quality and are prepared for any scenario, with the goal of returning all facilities to operation as soon as the seawater becomes clearer,” the statement added.
Agricultural water restrictions
The report said the shutdowns began on Saturday, but were initially unannounced.
They prompted immediate restrictions, particularly in the Negev desert.
In the Ramat HaNegev council, agricultural water supplies were shut down, while officials in the nearby Eshkol council urged farmers to “reduce immediately all use of fresh water for agricultural or gardening needs,” warning that failure to do so could affect household supplies.
The incident also raised questions about a possible cyberattack, but the daily cited an Israeli water-industry source as rejecting that possibility.
The regime’s cyber directorate has, however, acknowledged that “Israel experiences cyberattacks on all fronts day in and day out.”
Pro-Palestinian activists have, meanwhile, been staging increasingly daring infiltration operations against high-profile targets.
Israel requires approximately 2.3 billion cubic meters of water during the hydrological year beginning in October.
Its six desalination plants supply around 800 million cubic meters, while recycled sewage and brackish water provide another 700 million cubic meters, mainly for agriculture.
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