Israel to top up Sea of Galilee after years of drought

Inland lake where Christians believe Jesus walked on water has reached its lowest level in a century

The shrinking Sea of Galilee, the inland lake where Christians believe Jesus walked on water, is to be topped up with desalinated seawater.

A plan given Israeli cabinet approval will pump 100 million cubic metres of water annually by 2022 into the lake in the Galilee region, said Yechezkel Lifshitz, from the country's energy and water ministry.