Israeli ‘Enemy Ship’ Responsible for Ecological Disaster in Mediterranean Feb 23, 2021 Lebanon has blamed “a ship of the Israeli enemy” for the country’s worst marine ecological disaster since 2006, following an oil leak in the Mediterranean. Al Arabiya reports that Lebanon’s Prime Minister, Hassan Diab, has deputed the Ministers of Defence and Environment, as well as the National Council for Scientific Research, to investigate the oil leak, and to keep the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon Informed, regarding the incident. The Director of Programs at Greenpeace Middle East and North Africa, Julian Jreissati, said that Lebanon’s Ministry of Environment should immediately assess the magnitude of the risk of the spill. Jreissati added, “The authorities must develop a quick plan to reduce the impacts on the environment and public health, and provide safety instructions to the Lebanese people, especially concerning fishing and swimming activities.” He also said that the incident was a “manifestation of the destruction of nature resulting from the addiction of the global systems to fossil fuels.”