Iranian attack hits Israeli oil refinery in Haifa

Israel’s energy ministry said Iran’s missile attack hit oil refineries in Israel’s northern port city of Haifa but did not cause “significant damage”.

Energy Secretary Eli Cohen said the power was briefly out and power was restored to most of those affected.

“The damage to the northern power grid is localized and not significant,” Cohen said.

“In addition, there was no serious damage to Israel’s infrastructure facilities in the dam built to the north.”

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps stated that “a number of security targets and military support centers of the Zionist regime were hit by pinpoint missiles” as well as refineries in Israel’s third largest city, Haifa, and Ashdod in the south of the country.

There is no statement yet on whether the Ashdod refinery was hit.

Police said bomb squads were present at various locations in Haifa where the ammunition fell.

There was no loss of life.

Israel’s Ministry of Environmental Protection said debris from an intercepted missile had fallen in Haifa and was being investigated as a hazardous materials incident.

Israel Electric Corp said shrapnel hit a power line in the Haifa area, causing a brief outage, but power was restored to all customers in about 45 minutes.

Last June, the Oil Refineries in Haifa were hit by an Iranian missile, killing three people and shutting down operations.