Israeli energy company Bazan said its Haifa oil refinery suffered pipeline and transmission line damage during Iran’s overnight missile barrage. Refining core facilities continue to operate at the site,

Environmental activists, who support long-term government plan to close Bazan plant for good and import and store products warn writing is on the wall

Iranian missiles hit Bazan oil refinery complex in Haifa late Sunday, causing damage to pipelines and transmission lines - Anadolu Ajansı

The military censor has cleared for publication that three Israelis were killed on Sunday night when a missile hit the BAZAN Group oil refinery in Haifa.

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

Beaches in the coastal Israeli city of Haifa were practically empty on Tuesday and some were closed off completely, as the conflict between Israel and Iran intensified into a fifth day.

The Haifa Police opened an investigation late Monday night following reports of photographers who gathered to film the Haifa Port from the balcony of a hotel room in the city. Upon receiving the report, officers went to the hotel, confiscated the photographers' equipment, and summoned them for questioning.

Hostilities between Israel and Iran have entered the fifth day after Israel refused any diplomatic overtures from Iran overnight to stop the ongoing conflict. In response, The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has issued an evacuation directive,