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The vociferous statement said that Likud member Gamliel's behavior had "a bad stench of electioneering" and is an attempt "to reap political capital at the expense of a serious ecological disaster, while also undermining Israel’s credibility internationally, and especially the credibility of the Environmental Protection Ministry.”
Later on Thursday, Gamliel defended the claims. In a Channel 12 News interview, she said: “It was clear it was a malicious act… This is an environmental terror attack.”
When pressed by the interviewer on evidence to support her claims, Gamliel reiterated Israel had “strong circumstantial evidence,” but failed to present any direct evidence.