{
  "id": 5388144,
  "title": "Report: Pesticides sprayed to curb algae disabling Israel's desalination plants",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/report-pesticides-sprayed-to-curb-algae-disabling-israels",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-03T18:39:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Haaretz",
    "slug": "haaretz",
    "url": "https://www.haaretz.com/science-and-health/nature-environment/2026-09-03/ty-article/.premium/report-pesticides-sprayed-to-curb-algae-disabling-israels-desalination-plants/000001a0-67dd-d057-ada5-77dd67050000"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "According to a report by Channel 13 News, several substances, including copper sulfate, were used near the southern city of Ashkelon during the spraying at doses far exceeding permitted levels",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}