Naval, planning experts tell confab that country needs laws, coordinating body, to ensure that sea, on which Israel depends for drinking water, fuel and trade, is properly managed
Israelâs Beaches Are Littered With Tar After Mysterious Oil Spill
The environmental damage is being called one of Israelâs worst ecological disasters in decades. âI feel like I want to cry,â said an official. âItâs everywhere.â
Israeli soldiers cleaning tar on Monday from the shoreline at Sharon Beach Nature Reserve, near Tel Aviv.Credit.Ariel Schalit/Associated Press
By Adam Rasgon
Feb. 23, 2021
JERUSALEM â A large oil spill from an unknown source has devastated sea life in the Mediterranean and spewed tons of tar across more than 100 miles of coastline from Israel to southern Lebanon in what Israeli officials are calling one of the worst ecological disasters in decades.