Arson at sewage plant halts treatment, sewage flows toward Beer Sheva

Criminals set fire to the electrical room of the Nevat Midbar sewage treatment plant, halting operations and causing untreated sewage from Nahal Hebron to flow toward Beer Sheva. The incident follows a pattern of protection racket attacks on the water corporation, with the CEO noting that perpetrators are often released and return for revenge. The disruption poses an environmental and public health risk until the plant resumes operation.