As the Israeli war on the Gaza Strip reaches its hundredth day amidst unprecedented tensions in the region and international concerns about the escalation of the conflict, a massive explosion was reported in Haifa Bay. Columns of smoke were seen rising today, Sunday, from a site near oil refineries in Haifa, according to the Israeli newspaper Maariv.
Further details regarding the incident and its background are not yet clear, but the Israeli fire department stated that the explosion in Haifa occurred in the Carmel Olefins plant due to high pressure in the atmosphere, and there is no danger. The Israeli Ministry of Environmental Protection noted that "what happened in Haifa Bay was a malfunction at a polyethylene facility in one of the factories."
