Water Theft

29 Mount Hevron Arab water thieves arrested

18 trucks, three water pumps confiscated; illegal plumbing networks and eight illegal water pools seized.

Water terror in Mount Hevron

Community of Avigail in Hevron Hills goes without water for days at a time as water supply repeatedly stolen in acts of 'water terrorism.'

Civil Administration stops laying of illegal water line

Drilling tools used to build pipe to siphon off water seized on way to Hevron.

War by water:

More than 6 mil cubic meters of water stolen in Judea, Samaria

'It isn't surprising there aren't many complaints, because people have simply given up.'

'The state has lost control of the Jordan Valley'

Israeli residents suffer shortage from Arab pirate connections to water company pipes.

Authorities disconnect stolen water pipelines to Area B

Mekorot water company, Civil Administration disconnect illegal Arab water pipes stealing water from Jewish towns. Will it last?

Civil Administration to crack down on Arab water theft

Civil Administration head announces crackdown on water theft by residents of Arab village in Jordan Valley.

Arab water theft leaves Jewish farms high and dry

Water theft by Arabs in northern Jordan Valley area worsens, leaving Jewish farms with little or no water.

There's blood in the water

Police Bust Major Water Theft Ring in Hevron Area

Police in Judea and Samaria have uncovered a major source of water theft by Arab water thieves in the Hevron Hills area.

Israeli Water Supply for Palestinian Authority Refutes ‘Big Lie’

The PA claims Israel denies water for Arabs, but reports prove Israel – unlike Jordan before 1967 – has connected most of the PA to water grid.

Charge: PA Pollution Ruins River

Pollution from PA villages is ruining natural spaces in the Binyamin region, and the government is allowing it to happen, residents accuse.

PA Thieves Drain Jewish Town Dry

The town of Pnei Hever faces Shabbat without water due to PA thieves. Water Company officials say they are powerless to help.

Water Theft Plagues Hevron Region

Jews living in the Hevron region face daily water theft at the hands of their PA neighbors; thieves use as much as 75% of water.