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By: Alex Winston and Lahav Harkov – The Jerusalem Post; jpost.com Photographs of the vessel, which Israel has accused of ‘eco-terrorism’, show the ship anchored off the Iranian coast. Israel has named Libyan-owned Emerald as the ship that caused a huge oil spill that severely damaged the coastline and its environment, in what it described as an act of…

By: Udi Shaham – The Jerusalem Post; jpost.com Southern Command uses mock Palestinian city to exercise various scenarios ahead of possible future confrontation. The IDF has completed the construction of the underground concrete wall between Israel and the Gaza Strip, as part of the effort to prevent terrorists from crossing into Israel via cross-border tunnels.…

By: Yaakov Lappin – Jewish News Syndicate; jns.org Rafael’s air-defense system has successfully intercepted more than 90 percent of projectiles headed for built-up areas in Israel since 2011 and has become an essential element of national security, even as it had to overcome resistance before its initial arrival. Ten years have passed since the Iron…

By: Abigail Klein Leichman – Israel 21c; Israel21c.org Veterinary professionals and volunteers rush to clean the beaches and rescue injured sea turtles, birds, lizards, snails and other wildlife. A catastrophic tar spill washing up along Israel’s entire Mediterranean coast may be the worst environmental disaster in Israeli history. While governmental authorities investigate the source of…

Israel Hayom – israelhayom.com Among the possible scenarios that could have led to the ecological disaster is a faulty storage device at the Minerva Helen. Five days after Israel’s shorelines was contaminated by a massive oil spill, Israeli authorities revealed on Wednesday that the Greek-flagged vessel Minerva Helen may have been the source of the pollution. Investigators…

By: Raphael Ofek – Jewish News Syndicate; jns.org Traces of radioactivity were found recently at two Iranian sites where Tehran has reported no nuclear activity. Samples collected by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) at two Iranian sites where Tehran has not reported any nuclear activity showed traces of radioactivity. Although the IAEA refrained from…