According to
Haaretz, after Gamliel’s press conference, officials at the Environmental Protection Ministry said that there’s a high probability this isn’t a terror [incident].
Israel’s
Channel 13 reported that
Israel’s military establishment does not share this assessment. The network said it was shocking that neither the Mossad intelligence agency nor the Israeli military was involved in Gamliel’s investigation.
To review, this is the worst oil spill to ever impact Israel and Gaza s Mediterranean coastline:
For the past two weeks, tons of crude oil have washed ashore on Israel and Lebanon s beaches destroying wildlife and causing ecological damage that could take years to restore, according to environmental experts. But after the minister directly accused Iran of a complex operation to drop the oil offshore, the issue took on a new dimension as fears in Washington ands Europe rose over the possibility of an Israeli response.
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Israeli Environment Minister Claims Iran Is Behind Oil Spill Israeli military and intelligence officials do not agree with the claim
Israel’s Environmental Protection Ministry made a strange claim on Wednesday and said Iran was behind a major oil spill that hit Israel last month, accusing Tehran Iran of “environmental terrorism.” But many Israeli officials doubt the claim.
Israeli Environmental Protection Minister Gila Gamliel told a press briefing that the Libyan-owned oil tanker Emerald purposely dumped oil into the water off Israel’s coast from February 1st to the 2nd. She said the vessel left Iran before dumping the oil and then sailed to Syria.
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Lebanon’s parliament wants to submit a complaint to the United Nations against Israel over the oil spill that has polluted Israel’s coast as well as some of Lebanon’s.
Israel’s Environmental Protection Ministry has been investigating the spill and has now blamed a Libyan ship carrying Iranian oil.
According to the Al Markazia news agency, the Lebanese parliament’s Environment Committee has recommended an “urgent” complaint against Jerusalem to the UN.
The report said MPs accused Israel of “environmental aggression” against Lebanon.
People clean tar from an oil spill in the Mediterranean sea in Gador nature reserve near Hadera, Israel, on Saturday, Feb. 20, 2021. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
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