Minister Tamar Zandberg praises quick work of professionals and vows to 'continue to be vigilant' while awaiting final lab results of seawater

Environment Minister Zandberg says emergency plans to be readied as officials scramble to assess threat from 'suspicious patches' 20-40 kilometers from shore

IDF reconnaissance flights used to detect location of spill, currently some 20 kilometers from shore; ministry working to determine severity and origin

40-year-old woman released to house arrest at mother's home, can still travel to university; police claim to have new 'very huge' evidence

National map plan, inspired by work of US Federal Emergency Management Agency, is presented government officials in update on climate efforts

Addressing claim against Rotem Amfert Negev for waste contamination, toxicologist Shlomo Almog says uranium leaves the body quickly, can be washed off skin with soap and water

Environmental protection minister says meeting with Ghassan Majali was 'extraordinary opportunity to strengthen ties'

Tamar Zandberg tells Army Radio that the number of oil tankers allowed to dock at the Eilat port will not be increased, effectively killing the deal

PM consults with National Security Council on disease that's ravaging wild and domestic birds in north, delivering what minister calls 'worst blow to wildlife in Israel's history'

Move follows state attorney’s opinion that the Environmental Protection Ministry had full authority to act against the agreement