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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 370

Haifa Group

A view of Haifa's ammonia tank, June 30, 2017. (Flash90)
June 24, 2018, 7:20 pm
Haifa Chemicals fined NIS 500,000 for operating ammonia tank without license
After years-long saga, court issues final closure order for controversial facility; criticizes state, regulator for lack of oversight
By ToI Staff
The ammonia storage tank in the northern city of Haifa. (Courtesy of Environmental Protection Ministry)
September 1, 2017, 6:31 am
Haifa ammonia tank emptied after years-long saga
Court order to close the facility came over warnings a leak could kill tens of thousands
By ToI Staff
The ammonia storage tank in the northern city of Haifa. (Courtesy of Environmental Protection Ministry)
May 29, 2017, 12:14 am
Supreme Court rules Haifa ammonia tank must close
Judges say chemical storage facility must be emptied by July after government finds framework to prevent national shortage
By ToI Staff
The ammonia storage tank in the northern city of Haifa. (Courtesy of Environmental Protection Ministry)
April 27, 2017, 1:03 am
Government seeks new delay of Haifa ammonia tank closure
PM’s office says request comes in bid to save thousands of jobs, but the northern city’s mayor warns residents could be in mortal danger from the facility
By Alexander Fulbright
An ammonia storage tank in the northern city of Haifa. (Courtesy of Environmental Protection Ministry)
April 25, 2017, 6:03 pm
Haifa mayor attacks Netanyahu for seeking to delay ammonia tank closure
Opposition MKs also admonish PM over efforts to stall facility’s shuttering, accuse him of putting business interests over residents
By ToI Staff
An ammonia storage tank in the northern city of Haifa. (Courtesy of Environmental Protection Ministry)
April 25, 2017, 12:47 am
Netanyahu seeks to delay closure of controversial ammonia tank
PM’s office says he’s concerned with the fate of workers, not his acquaintance with billionaire owner of storage facility
By Stuart Winer and ToI Staff
The ammonia storage tank in the northern city of Haifa. (Courtesy of Environmental Protection Ministry)
April 5, 2017, 1:57 am
Supreme Court bans ammonia resupply ship from entering Haifa
Decision made in response to appeal by Haifa Group to keep massive chemical storage facility working until alternative found
By Stuart Winer and ToI Staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu chairs the weekly cabinet meeting in his Jerusalem office, April 2, 2017. (AFP/POOL/Dan Balilty)
April 2, 2017, 1:48 pm
PM: New David’s Sling anti-missile system to become operational today
At start of cabinet meeting, Netanyahu lauds medium-range defense battery, which will offer protection to the likes of Haifa ammonia plant
By Stuart Winer
The ammonia storage tank in the northern city of Haifa. (Courtesy of Environmental Protection Ministry)
March 7, 2017, 9:49 pm
Chemical firm says hundreds will lose jobs unless compensated over ammonia tank
With April 1 deadline approaching, Haifa Group demands government shoulder costs of relocating its storage facility
By Tamar Pileggi
Haifa's industrial zone. The ammonia tank is visible on the jetty jutting into the sea at the right. (Shay Levy/Flash90)
January 31, 2017, 7:22 pm
Hundreds of thousands of lives in danger from Haifa ammonia operation: report
12,000-ton storage container could ‘fall apart tomorrow’ or be attacked in a war, expert warns, creating a toxic suffocating cloud; managing company dismisses ‘fear-mongering’
By Stuart Winer
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