Israel pollution: Tar globs disfigure coast after oil spill - BBC News

Large globs of tar have washed up on much of Israel's Mediterranean coastline in what officials are calling one of the worst environmental disasters to hit the country.

Israel's EAPC pipeline company says it will bring UAE oil to Europe in new deal | Al Arabiya

Israeli pipeline company EAPC said on Tuesday it signed a preliminary deal to help transport oil from the United Arab Emirates to Europe via a pipeline that connects the Red Sea city of Eilat and the Mediterranean port of Ashkelon.

NASA to test Israeli radiation protection vest on Orion mission

The US space agency NASA will launch an Israeli-produced radiation protection vest into space as part of its last test flight of Orion spacecraft before manned missions begin, Israel said Tuesday.

Jerusalem Church of the Holy Sepulchre shuts in protest Israel taxes

East Jerusalem’s Church of the Holy Sepulchre has closed in protest of a new tax policy imposed by Israeli authorities.

Israel expects gas to flow from east Mediterranean to Europe

A potential undersea pipeline carrying natural gas from deposits in the eastern Mediterranean to Europe is "very realistic" and could help secure the continent’s energy future, Israel’s energy minister said Tuesday.

Gaza's sole power plant runs out of fuel

The Gaza Strip's only functioning power plant was out of action Sunday after running out of fuel, the head of the territory's electricity provider told AFP.

‘5 atom bombs’: 3,000 local Israelis protest ammonia facility with potential to kill 600K people

Around 3,000 people gathered outside Haifa District Court on Sunday to demand the closure of an ammonia storage facility that is said to be potentially more deadly than five of the atom bombs dropped on Hiroshima.

French Total preparing to drill off Cyprus for natural gas: ministry source

French energy company Total is preparing to make an exploratory marine drilling off Cyprus, a Ministry of Commerce and Energy source said on Saturday.

Second meeting this year between Israel, Cyprus and Greece on energy issues

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades will hold a one-day summit on Thursday. The three first met together in January in Nicosia in what was hailed as the formation of a new “strategic alliance” in the eastern Mediterranean, The Jerusalem Post reported.

Israel fires: Tens of thousands flee as fires hit Haifa

Tens of thousands of people are being evacuated from their homes as wildfires rage through parts of the Israeli city of Haifa.

Israeli army announces end of search for survivors in Tel Aviv collapsed building

Israel's military said on Saturday that it concluded the searches for survivors and casualties in a collapsed Tel Aviv construction site, five days after the accident that cost the lives of six men.

Meteorologists: for the first time in 47 years, June was hotter than July in Israel

Israel meteorological service summed up the past month and reported that for the first time since 1969, the first month of summer was hotter than July.

Israeli energy company to accelerate development of Cypriot natural gas field

Israel's Delek energy group which owns one third of a Cypriot offshore natural gas field is working on plans to accelerate its development, a group official said on Tuesday.

Fire squadron of the IDF completed the mission in Cyprus

4 aircraft fire squadron of the Israel defense forces, created after the tragedy at mount Carmel, returned to base after taking part in extinguishing the massive fires in Cyprus.

Israeli Consul in Istanbul: we want to export gas via Turkey!

Consul General of Israel in Istanbul Shai Cohen said that Jerusalem would like to export natural gas via Turkey, and called such cooperation is quite natural.

Israel's Supreme Court rejects gov't's gas deal

Israel's Supreme Court rejected a controversial deal Sunday denying a U.S.-Israeli consortium from developing Israel's natural gas fields.

The deal which was signed last year, gives the Texas-based Noble Energy company and Israel-based Delek Group control over Israel's largest gas fields.

EU, Israel discuss export of Israeli natural gas

The European Union's envoy to Israel met Wednesday with Israel's Energy Minister Yuval Steinitz to discuss possible exports of the country's newly found natural gas to Europe.

Israel mulling twin gas pipelines to Turkey, Greece - Energy minister

Israel is looking to exploit its substantial natural gas reserves with two potential pipeline projects to Turkey and Greece, its Energy Minister Yuval Steinitz announced Feb. 7.

Israel Discovers Enormous Oil Deposit in Occupied Golan Heights

Israeli oil prospectors have discovered a large oil deposit in the Golan Heights, a Syrian territory which it has occupied since 1967.

The Dead Sea is dying

 On the Dead Sea's coast in the occupied West Bank, Israeli settlers, Palestinians and tourists make the downhill trek from the former waterline to its new resting place.