▁A ▁new ▁des al ination ▁plant ▁to ▁be ▁built ▁near ▁the ▁Jordan ian ▁tour ist ▁resort ▁of ▁A q aba ▁would ▁convert ▁salt ▁water ▁from ▁the ▁Red ▁Sea ▁into ▁fresh ▁water ▁for ▁use ▁in ▁southern ▁Israel ▁and ▁southern ▁Jordan ; ▁each ▁region ▁would ▁get ▁eight ▁billion ▁to ▁ 1 3 ▁billion ▁gall ons ▁a ▁year . ▁This ▁process ▁would ▁produces ▁about ▁as ▁much ▁br ine ▁as ▁a ▁waste ▁product ; ▁the ▁br ine ▁would ▁be ▁pip ed ▁more ▁than ▁ 1 0 0 ▁miles ▁to ▁help ▁re pl en ish ▁the ▁Dead ▁Sea , ▁already ▁known ▁for ▁its ▁high ▁salt ▁content . ▁This ▁would ▁rein force ▁the ▁status ▁of ▁the ▁Dead ▁Sea ▁as ▁an ▁important ▁economic ▁resource ▁to ▁both ▁nations , ▁in ▁multiple ▁areas ▁including ▁tour ism , ▁industry ▁and ▁business . ▁ ▁In ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁Israel ▁and ▁the ▁Palest in ian ▁Author ity ▁announced ▁a ▁new ▁deal ▁to ▁provide ▁drink ing ▁water ▁for ▁millions ▁of ▁Palest ini ans . ▁this ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁larger ▁deal ▁between ▁Israel , ▁Jordan ▁and ▁Palest ini ans ▁to ▁build ▁a ▁ 2 2 0 - kil ometer ▁( 1 3 7 - mile ) ▁pipeline ▁to ▁convey ▁water ▁from ▁the ▁Red ▁Sea ▁to ▁the ▁Dead ▁Sea . ▁One ▁benefit ▁of ▁this ▁canal ▁would ▁be ▁to ▁re pl en ish ▁the ▁dw ind ling ▁Dead ▁Sea . ▁Also , ▁the ▁water ▁in ▁this ▁canal ▁will ▁generate ▁electric ity ▁for ▁local ▁towns , ▁and ▁will ▁also ▁power ▁a ▁des al ination ▁plant