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Sputnik International
4 Mar 2021
Israeli Environmental Minister on Thursday accused Iran of being behind a major oil spill off the Mediterranean coast that caused the largest environmental disaster in Israel’s history, saying it was an act of “environmental terrorism.”
The spill, which resulted in the closure of all beaches along Israel’s coastline and caused catastrophic damage to marine life, was traced to a Libyan ship carrying Iranian oil.
The Environmental Protection Ministry on Thursday released photos of the Libyan-owned
Emerald showing the vessel anchored off Iran’s Kharg Island in January.
In a statement, the ministry said the
Emerald was smuggling 112,000 tons of crude oil from Iran to Syria at the time of the spill. The ship has since returned to Iran.
Intelligence apparatuses reportedly now investigating matter; Greenpeace says 'outrageous and factually baseless' claim of terrorism minimizes environmental issue Israel's security establishment is investigating the alleged Iranian link to the.