Israeli Pipeline Deviation Causes Oil Spill into Drinking Water Reservoir
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – An oil pipeline, constructed by Israel’s EPA company, has been deviated from its original route, passing through areas defined as hydrologically sensitive that may contaminate the soil and seep into the drinking water reservoirs, Israeli media reported.
The Zionist regime’s Calcalist newspaper said in a report that the EPA's main oil pipeline with a total length of 63 kilometers has been deviated from the original route by hundreds of meters.
The report said that in the event of a pipe leak, as was discovered on August 30 near Ashkelon, oil could seep into the drinking water reservoir.
The newspaper also noted that in 2014, there was a leak of 5 million liters of oil from a pipeline in the Evrona Reserve, which caused one of the most serious ecological disasters in the history of the Zionist regime.
The report shows that in some of the sections, the Katzza oil pipeline was laid in a natural reserve or national park. For example, a deviation of up to 100 meters was found in the Sgula area of Petah Tikva in a 3.5-km-long section that passes through an area defined as hydrologically sensitive.
Hebrew-language Globes newspaper has also reported that the Zionist regime has suspended new oil drilling permits on the occupied territories.
The Associated Press reported on August 14 that a clandestine oil deal struck last year as part of the historic agreement establishing formal diplomatic ties between Israel and the United Arab Emirates is turning Eilat into a waypoint for Emirati oil headed for Western markets.
According to AP, the deal was initially hailed as a move that could cement fledgling diplomatic ties and further Israel’s energy ambitions, but it is now in question after the Zionist regime’s new government opened a review. The decision has upset investors and risks a diplomatic spat with Israel’s Persian Gulf allies.
Meanwhile, Israeli environmental groups have asked the regime’s Supreme Court to halt oil shipments, citing the Europe-Asia Pipeline Company’s questionable safety record and the risk posed by parking supertankers alongside Eilat’s fragile coral ecosystems.