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Environment2026-10-25

Kinneret Drops Another 4.0 cm to -213.715 m, Sitting 0.72 m Below the Lower Red Line

The lake has shed 19.5 centimeters in 30 days and 49.0 centimeters in a year, leaving it 4.91 meters short of full.

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IDF bars Palestinian workers from settlements and closes crossings for election day

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Man about 35 killed as truck and car collide on Route 465 near Aboud

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