(Jerusalem Post) Sharon Udasin - Israel's Health Ministry shut down Zikim Beach in Ashkelon on Wednesday due to contamination from sewage from Gaza, where wastewater treatment has stopped due to a shortage of electricity. The Gaza wastewater flow pollutes Israel's groundwater, harms the function of the Ashkelon desalination plant, and endangers the health of Israeli residents.
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