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Environment2026-10-18

Kinneret Drops 3.0 cm to -213.675 m, Sitting 0.68 m Below the Lower Red Line

The lake has lost 21.5 centimeters in 30 days and 49.0 centimeters in twelve months, leaving it 4.88 meters short of full.

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Teen, 17, dies after violent incident on Herzl Street in Ashkelon

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