Israel to be compensated NIS 50 million for tar on beach after oil spill

The ecological disaster that struck the Mediterranean Sea in February washed up over 70 tons of tar onto Israel's shores.

A clump of tar is seen on the sand an after an offshore oil spill drenched much of Israel's Mediterranean shoreline with tar, at a beach in Ashdod, southern Israel February 21, 2021

(photo credit: REUTERS/AMIR COHEN)

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JULY 25, 2021 16:54

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