Israel Nature and Parks Authority hopes to finish the delicate job of hand-cleaning rocks by year's end

Satellite photos show the black tide reaching as far as 20 kilometers north of the Baniyas Thermal Station

London-based International Oil Pollution Compensation Fund will now discuss how much to award, to whom and according to what timetable, Environment Ministry says

Europe Asia Pipeline Company says real aim of green groups' High Court petition is to shut down all oil deliveries to Eilat; groups insist deal threatens city's coral reefs

A second turtle badly hurt; in bittersweet day, National Sea Turtle Rescue Center celebrates release back to sea of two other loggerhead turtles nursed back to health

Detailed memorandum, which spells out responsibilities of all bodies involved as well as fines for non-compliance, open for public comment until April 28

Agreement with United Arab Emirates to channel crude overland from Eilat on Red Sea to Ashkelon on Mediterranean 'contrary to new spirit of Israeli-US climate cooperation'

Head of Tel Aviv-based Windward, which helped ministry pin February leak on alleged smuggling ship, says he 'won’t feel comfortable' until Israel starts keeping a closer eye on sea

82% of beaches reopened to public; cleanup operation to continue

Analysis of tar from Haifa, Netanya, Ashdod expected to shore up Environment Ministry move to win claim from International Oil Pollution Compensation Fund over oil spill disaster