Environmental Protection Ministry to block eightfold increase in oil through Red Sea
A deal that set out to increase the amount of crude oil being transported across Israel was fiercely protested by an abundance of scientists, residents and environmental organizations.
An aerial view shows storage tanks at the oil terminal of Europe Asia Pipeline Company (EAPC) off the Mediterranean coast in Ashkelon, Israel June 10, 2021.(photo credit: REUTERS/AMIR COHEN/FILE PHOTO)ByZACHY HENNESSEYUpdated: