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Israel's Haifa-based Bazan Group said all refinery facilities have been shut down after a power station used to produce steam and electricity were significantly damaged in an attack by Iran, according to a regulatory filing on Monday.
Bazan Group, operator of Israel's largest refinery complex in Haifa, said it had shut down operations after a power plant supplying steam and electricity to the complex was damaged in a barrage from Iran.
Iranian media hailed the alleged fire, insisting it had been their target for attacks in the North, despite the majority of impacted rockets landing on residential homes.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu insisted on Monday that Israel's campaign against Iran was "changing the face of the Middle East", as the two countries traded heavy strikes for a fourth day. The remarks came hours after a dramatic attack on an Iranian state TV building,
While the world holds its collective breath as Israel and Iran trade missile strikes for a fourth day, there have been no reported disruptions to maritime traffic at ports in the danger zones. Israel on Monday said it will escalate attacks on Iran’s nuclear and ballistic weapons facilities, charging it was on the verge of building a nuclear weapon.
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We've just had an update from Israel's ambulance service, Magen David Adom (MDA), after the latest missile barrage hit parts of the country, including Tel Aviv, Jerusalem and Haifa. An MDA spokeswoman says that in Haifa, 10 people were treated for "light injuries" and taken to hospitals in Bnei Zion, Carmel and Rambam.
Workers died in subsequent fire at site, rather than by impact itself; Israeli media only allowed to publish details of the incident more than 12 hours later