'No obligation to provide': Israel accused of withholding water from Jordan

'No obligation to provide': Israel accused of withholding water from Jordan Submitted by Nadav Rapaport on Tue, 07/07/2026 - 16:47 Despite a peace treaty between the two states that requires Israel to provide the Jordanians with water, officials have not signed a renewal agreement A view of the reservoir of the Mujib Dam, the main water supply to Amman, in the Madaba governorate, about 100km north of the Jordanian capital (AFP) Off Israel has refused to renew its water agreement with Jordan in violation of the peace treaty between the two countries, Israel's public broadcaster, Kan 11 reported on Monday. According to the report, Israel has not yet signed on the renewal of the extended water supply agreement with Jordan, with pressure building on the Hashemite Kingdom due to its dependency on Israeli water. "The issue of water is very important to us, and it is also part of the peace agreement," a Jordanian official told Kan 11, indicating his country may respond to the Israeli delay.