Israel's Finance Ministry announced on Sunday that a new solar power facility with battery storage will be built at the Ashalim power station in the country's south.The plant will be capable of supplying up to 80 megawatts of electricity to the national grid, with installed solar panels totaling 150 megawatts in capacity.The project also includes a battery system able to store around 400 megawatt-hours of electricity, allowing power generated during daylight hours to be used at night or during periods of peak demand.It said that the project supports Israel's push to increase clean energy use and cut pollution, as the...
A child and a woman were killed in a severe storm affecting the Gaza Strip, the region's Civil Defense announced Sunday.The authority's spokesperson, Mahmoud Basal, said in a press release that a seven-year-old child died after falling into a well, while a 30-year-old woman was killed by a collapsing wall during heavy wind and rain.Civil Defense teams have responded to dozens of rainwater-flooded tents, assisting residents in pumping out water and clearing drains, Basal said.Nizar Ayyash, mayor of Deir al-Balah in central Gaza, said most displacement camps in the city have become muddy swamps, as the municipality lacks the resources...