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[Photo by MENAHEM KAHANA/AFP via Getty Images])   Shows the Jordan river flowing through the Beteha (Bethsaida Valley) into the northern part of the Sea of Galilee, one of the main water sources in Israel. [Photo by MENAHEM KAHANA/AFP via Getty Images]             Several desalination plants along Israel’s Mediterranean coast have been shut down or are operating at reduced capacity because of unusually high seawater turbidity linked to a proliferation of microscopic algae, according to Israeli media reports.  Ynet   reported that the algae bloom has affected most of Israel’s coastal desalination facilities, disrupting water production at a time of high summer demand.  According to preliminary assessments cited in the report, the algae may have originated near the Nile Delta before being carried by Mediterranean currents toward the Israeli coastline. The precise origin of the phenomenon has not been established.  READ: (https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260907-study-nearly-1400-doctors-left-israel-for-extended-periods-between-2023-and-2025/) Study: Nearly 1,400 doctors left Israel for extended periods between 2023 and 2025   Desalination facilities provide approximately 70 percent of Israel’s water consumption, making prolonged disruptions potentially significant for the country’s water supply system.  Israeli authorities have increased pumping from the Sea of Galilee and groundwater wells to compensate for some of the reduction in desalinated water production.  Authorities said there was currently no acute shortage affecting the country’s overall domestic water supply. However, localized disruptions have been reported, while agricultural operations in southern Israel have been affected by reductions in irrigation water allocations.  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