Israel intercepts ballistic missiles over Haifa refinery but rules out significant damage

Israel’s security forces announced this Thursday that the anti-missile defense system has managed to intercept several missiles launched by Iran at a refinery in the port city of Haifa, located in the north of the country, although they have ruled out significant damage to the infrastructure.

The Israeli Army has thus indicated that the damage caused in the area has been caused by fragments of these missiles that have fallen into the void, which is why it has stressed that there has been “no threat of direct impact of these missiles on facilities” in the town.

For his part, the Minister of Energy, Eli Cohen, has stressed that “there is no significant damage due to the attack” and has clarified that the fragments have fallen on the Bazan group’s refinery.

The Ministry of the Environment has reported that a team is already on its way to the scene to analyze the situation, according to information collected by the newspaper ‘The Times of Israel’. “At this time, the incident is being investigated,” said the Ministry, which remains in contact with the relevant parties.

Previously, Israeli forces had identified several missiles launched from Iran towards Israeli territory and stated that air defense systems were already “working to intercept the threat”, as the offensive launched at the end of February by the United States and Israel progresses.

Iran has been stepping up its attacks on energy facilities in the Persian Gulf region in response to Israeli and US attacks. This Thursday at 8:30 p.m. (local time) Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is scheduled to give a press conference to the international media.