Thursday 19/March/2026 – 05:51 PM
Israeli media reported material damage to oil refineries in Haifa, after they were targeted by a missile attack Iranian.
Israeli Army Radio confirmed that a missile directly hit the refineries, while official media indicated that the petrochemical plant in the city was subjected to concentrated Iranian strikes.
Power outage in Haifa
The blow was immediately reflected in the markets; Israeli media reported that the shares of Bazan Company, which is responsible for managing Haifa Petroleum Refineries, recorded a sharp decline of 8% following the targeting.
For his part, the Israeli Minister of Energy tried to minimize the effects of the attack, claiming that there was no serious damage to infrastructure sites as a result of the missile bombardment in the north.
He explained that the electricity company succeeded in restoring power to most of the affected people who were cut off from service as a result of the attacks, stressing that vital installations did not record major damage despite the bombing.
