A report claimed that Israeli targeting of an Iranian ship resulted in oil pollution. An Israeli government official said Friday that oil pollution off the coast of the country over the past two weeks has been caused by an Israeli attack on an Iranian tanker en route to Syria.
Regarding the environmental catastrophe on the coasts of the occupied territories, many contradictory reports have been published so far.
An American blog “Tikon Oulam” quoted the Israeli official saying: “Israeli naval commandos targeted the” Emerald “tanker, but the explosion, despite the Israeli assessment, caused much more damage than expected and a lot of crude oil spills.” But Israeli officials accused Iran of environmental terrorism.
The report stated that among the 12 Israeli attacks on Iranian oil tankers, Israel carried out three attacks in 2019, and six during the year 2020, citing shipping officials, one of whom is Iranian, and the latter said that Iran has refrained from announcing the attacks for two reasons. The first: It is embodied in its attempt to stay out of sight, not to show signs of weakness that would oblige it to a military response that it does not need.
