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Security and rescue forces at the impact site of a rocket from Lebanon that hit a home in the northern city of Kiryat Shmona, March 19, 2026. (Ayal Margolin/Flash90)
March 20, 2026, 12:54 am
4 hurt as Hezbollah rocket hits Kiryat Shmona; Iran missile fragment hits Haifa oil refinery
Kiryat Shmona mayor laments that those with limited mobility can’t reach shelter in time; no serious damage or injuries reported in intercepted projectile’s impact on Bazan facility
By Emanuel Fabian, Sue Surkes and ToI Staff
US President Donald Trump, left, shakes hands with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, as he leaves the West Wing of the White House, April 7, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/ Mark Schiefelbein)
July 7, 2025, 1:49 pm
Daily Briefing July 7: Day 640 – PM lands in DC with issues to resolve before Trump meeting
Political correspondent Tal Schneider on Washington expectations, IDF chief Zamir’s battle; reporter Sue Surkes on Haifa refineries after Iran’s attack, and return to Gaza envelope
By Jessica Steinberg, Tal Schneider and Sue Surkes
View of a fire that broke out at an oil refinery complex in Haifa, northern Israel, December 25, 2016. (Meir Vaaknin/Flash90)
June 2, 2020, 5:02 pm
Court slaps NIS 1.2 million fine on oil refinery for 2016 toxic blaze
Additional fines of NIS 30,000 to 50,000 handed to three managers for failing to implement company rules, violating environmental permits
By Sue Surkes
Israel environment ministry workers spray water into the sewers under a commercial area trying to disperse explosive gas that leaked from the Haifa Bay chemical refineries, May 18, 2019. (Ministry of Environmental Protection)
May 19, 2019, 8:20 pm
The chemical refineries in Haifa: One leak too many?
Explosive gas was discovered over the weekend leaking from a pipe directly under city streets, only 500 meters from homes. The new mayor has signaled she won’t tolerate it
By Aviv Lavie
A fire truck seen in Haifa as teams handle a flammable gas leak, May 18, 2019 (Channel 12 screenshot)
May 18, 2019, 1:23 pm
Flammable gas leak in Haifa causes shutdown of roads
City’s mayor says ‘plants have no place being near us so long as pollution continues and malfunctions occur day in and day out’
By ToI Staff
(Above and at article top:) The military wing of the Gaza-based Islamic Jihad terror group releases a video threatening rocket attacks on the nuclear reactor in Dimona and other sensitive sites in Israel, May 4, 2019. (Screen grab)
May 4, 2019, 6:27 pm
In video, Islamic Jihad threatens attacks on Dimona reactor, Ben Gurion Airport
Gaza-based, Iran-backed terror group issues clip showing members loading projectiles into a rocket launcher, as well as footage of Ashdod port and Haifa refineries
By ToI Staff
View of a fire that broke out at an oil refinery complex in Haifa, northern Israel, December 25, 2016. (Meir Vaaknin/Flash90)
January 2, 2017, 5:58 pm
Criminal negligence suspected at Haifa oil refinery blaze
Preliminary report into last week’s fire leads to wide-scale investigation into variety of environmental violations
By ToI Staff
View of a fire that broke out at an oil refinery complex in Haifa, northern Israel, December 25, 2016. (Meir Vaaknin/Flash90)
December 25, 2016, 10:16 pm
Firefighters gain control of Haifa oil refinery blaze
After hours of intense efforts, teams quell massive fire that threatened to spread to other chemical tanks
By ToI Staff
A gasoline tank caught fire at the Haifa oil refinery on December 25, 2016. (Israel police)
December 25, 2016, 11:19 am
Firefighters battle massive blaze at Haifa oil refinery
Teams work to stop fire spreading to other chemical tanks in large industrial complex as black smoke chokes bay city
By ToI Staff
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