# Did Israel’s destruction of Gaza worsen its water crisis?

https://mins.news/en/item/46322

- Al Jazeera, 2026-09-05 03:46 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/9/5/did-israels-destruction-of-gaza-worsen-its-water-crisis?traffic_source=rss

> Scientists say Israel’s destruction of Gaza’s sewage system may have intensified an algae bloom crisis in the Mediterranean. The bloom has disabled five of Israel’s six desalination plants, on which the arid country depends for water.

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