The Times of Israel is liveblogging Monday’s events as they unfold.
Hamas education official in Gaza said killed in Khan Younis airstrike
Palestinian media reports several deaths in an IDF strike on southern Gaza’s Khan Younis, naming one of those killed as Manar Abu Khater, director of education at the eastern Khan Younis education directorate for the Strip’s Hamas government.
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Another death and several injuries are reported in a separate Israeli airstrike on the Nuseirat area of central Gaza.
There is no immediate comment from the IDF.
Lawmakers allocate NIS 3.5 billion for upgrading wastewater infrastructure for farmers
The Knesset Economy Committee approves for second and third reading an amendment to the Water Law which will see some NIS 3.5 billion ($940 million) invested in upgrading treated wastewater infrastructure, including building a national wastewater carrier.
Farmers have long complained about steep water costs, saying it affects their competitiveness.
Israel is already a world leader in the use of treated wastewater for agriculture. Roughly 85% of all sewage and grey water is treated for use in farmers’ fields.
Wastewater is cheaper than freshwater. In areas where wastewater is limited, the cost of freshwater will be reduced.
Tekuma head meets Nir Oz survivors to resolve funding spat
The new head of the Tekuma Directorate, Aviad Friedman, is meeting members of Kibbutz Nir Oz to try to find a way around a shortfall in state funds for post-October 7 rehabilitation, says the directorate, which is overseeing the rebuilding of communities in Israel’s south.
The kibbutz was largely destroyed on October 7, 2023 — terrorists entered all but six of some 100 homes in the small community — and Nir Oz says that the extreme damage wrought on October 7 means that it has extreme needs, including in mental health and education.
However, due to a funding shortfall of NIS 200 million ($53.8 million) between what the kibbutz says it needs and what the Tekuma Directorate says it can provide, Nir Oz is the only community not to have an approved rehabilitation plan.
In the meantime, it has been funding its rehabilitation itself.
Much of the kibbutz remains destroyed and surviving members of Nir Oz are currently living in the Karmei Gat neighborhood of Kiryat Gat.