Bathing Warning Lifted on Most Mediterranean Beaches, Except Beaches in Tel Aviv, Herzliya and Ashdod

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The Ministry of Health announced the lifting of the bathing warning from most Mediterranean beaches. After water test results were found to be satisfactory, the warning was lifted from the beaches that were tested, and it remains in effect at Charles Clore Beach in Tel Aviv, at all beaches in Herzliya, and at Mei Ami Beach in Ashdod. The ministry emphasized that bathing is permitted only at designated beaches.

The announcement includes a list of the beaches where the warning remains in effect, and the distinction the Ministry of Health made between the different beaches in the Tel Aviv, Herzliya and Ashdod area. At the other beaches where the warning was lifted, bathing is permitted only within designated beaches, as stated.

The lifting was declared after satisfactory water test results were received at the relevant beaches. The Ministry of Health's announcement reiterated that bathing is permitted only at designated beaches, and it applies to all Mediterranean beaches except those where the warning remains in effect.