Israel’s 197,000 b/d Bazan refinery at Haifa in the country’s north was hit by falling debris from an intercepted Iranian missile on 19 March. While it is unclear whether the refinery was itself targeted, the attack coincided with Iran launching a series of destructive attacks on Gulf energy assets in response to Israel’s attack on South Pars gas processing plants (MEES, 20 March).
The falling shrapnel came after a volley of Iranian missiles were fired into northern Israel which damaged some power lines. “The barrage to the north did not cause any significant damage to infrastructure sites in the state of Israel,” Energy Minister Eli Cohen said. (CONTINUED - 306 WORDS)
