A burst pipe released five million liters of crude oil into the Evrona Nature Reserve north of Eilat in 2014.
Israel’s alleged ongoing disruptions of Iranian oil-smuggling to Syria, which enabled a terror financing channel to Hezbollah, and Tehran’s resulting retaliation may have set off alarm bells in the Biden administration ahead of new nuclear talks.
By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency
The ship turned off their tracking system near Israel, dumped hundreds of tons of Iranian crude oil off of Israel's coast, and sailed to Syria and back to Iran.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
The “Minerva Helen” was not the source of the ecological disaster, says Israel's Environmental Protection Ministry after inspecting the vessel.
By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency
Dead marine animals have been washing up on Israel’s beaches, including a 17-meter baby fin whale.
"This is another reminder that citizens must take responsibility because the state ... does not maintain the public’s right to clean and healthy nature.”
First Lebanon's Hezbollah started the Second Lebanon War, now the UN wants Israel to pay Lebanon for damages.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
This is the season to pray for rain, but precipitation in the Arava would worsen the disaster by gushing the oil to Eilat.
Firefighters have stopped the flow of thousands of gallons of oil.