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Health Ministry Issues Bathing Warning at Three Kinneret Beaches

Courtroom-sketch editorial illustration of the Sea of Galilee shoreline, with a leaning tree and fallen branches beside open water and distant boats. Archival lake context; it does not depict the three affected beaches or the October 2026 water tests.

The Health Ministry issued a bathing warning on Monday for Tzinbari, Tzemach and Gofra beaches on the Kinneret. The announcement followed abnormal microbiological results in water-quality tests at the three beaches. Published on the ministry's official channel at 10:46 a.m., the notice identifies the test findings as the reason for the warning. The ministry also reiterated that bathing is permitted only at designated beaches.

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Israel Ministry of HealthSource Language: HebrewIsraeli governmentOpens in a new tab.

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