Israeli factory desalinates underground water for recycling

STORY: Israeli factory desalinates underground water for recycling DATELINE: June 7, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:13 LOCATION: ASHQELON, Israel CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of desalination plant 2. STANDUP (ENGLISH): NICK KOLYOHIN, Xinhua reporter 3. various of desalination plant 4. SOUNDBITE (ENGLISH): LIOR GUTMAN, Press officer of Mekorot 5. various of desalination plant STORYLINE: STANDUP (ENGLISH): NICK KOLYOHIN, Xinhua reporter "Here behind me is one of Israel's desalinization plants. Israel is very unique. Most of its water is coming from the seas, the red sea, the Mediterranean Sea, and even from the aquifer after the water being through the desalinization process, so Israelis are drinking mostly water which is not natural 100 percent. But because of this process, they are much cleaner and also add it with the valuable minerals that people should have when they are drinking their water." This desalination plant called Granot is located next to the Israeli city of Ashqelon. According to data r

Israel launches project to keep water level of Sea of Galilee

STORY: Israel launches project to keep water level of Sea of Galilee DATELINE: Jan. 4, 2023 LENGTH: 0:03:05 LOCATION: Jerusalem CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of the entrance of the Eshkol reservoir at the Lower Galilee near Israeli city of Nazareth 2. various of aerial views of the National Water Carrier of Israel at the Eshkol reservoir at the Lower Galilee 3. various of Sea of Galilee STORYLINE: Israel on Tuesday launched a first-of-its-kind project to flow desalinated water from the Mediterranean to the Sea of Galilee in the northeast of the country. With a cost of about 1 billion shekels (284 million U.S. dollars), it is one of the largest water projects in Israel, said a statement issued by the Israel Water Authority. The project, initiated by the authority and Mekorot, the national water company, will help keep the water level of the Sea of Galilee, a natural water source and national emergency reservoir in dry years, it added. Following droughts between 2013 and 2018, which caused th

Israel discovers 2,100-year-old farmstead near Sea of Galilee

STORY: Israel discovers 2,100-year-old farmstead near Sea of Galilee DATELINE: May 28, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:22 LOCATION: Jerusalem CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the excavation site STORYLINE: Israeli archaeologists have discovered a well-preserved ancient agricultural farmstead, dated back to 2,100 years ago, the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) said on Wednesday. It was discovered next to Arbel stream in the eastern Galilee Region in northern Israel, about 6 km west of the Sea of Galilee. The finds include tens of loom weights used for weaving garments, large ceramic storage vessels, and iron agricultural implements, including various picks and scythes, the IAA noted. They were found during excavation carried out by the IAA prior to a project conducted by the state-owned water company Mekorot to transfer desalinated water to the Sea of Galilee. "The finds remained where they were left by the occupants of the site," said Amani Abu-Hamid, director of the excavation. "It seems t