BEIRUT August 07. 2024 (Saba) -The Zionist newspaper "Haaretz" revealed the fear of the settlers of Haifa "northern Palestine" of the possibility of targeting Hezbollah, the area of the port of hazardous materials in the city, as part of its response to the aggression of the Zionist enemy on the southern suburbs of Beirut.
The newspaper pointed out that the Secretary-General of Hezbollah, Sayyid. Hassan Nasrallah, hinted during his speech on Tuesday, that "Haifa may be one of the main targets that the Hezbollah may strike in response to the assassination of leader Fuad Shukr in Beirut."
The scenario that deprives many Haifa settlers of sleep is "strikes on petrochemical plants, including oil refineries, where large concentrations of hazardous materials are stored."
The newspaper quoted a settler in Haifa as saying he was "deeply concerned about an incident related to hazardous materials." "We are sitting on a barrel of explosives and we are very afraid of what might happen here."
It pointed out that "in 2022, the Ministry of Environmental Protection surveyed hazardous materials, which was not completed," while the published part confirms the presence of "1,500 dangerous sources and 800 types of hazardous materials in Haifa Bay."
It also pointed out that "the survey examined possible malfunctions in normal times, but did not examine scenarios of damage caused by being attacked." He pointed out that "there are dozens of companies working with hazardous materials, as well as a gas farm, located in the same area."
Haaretz commented that "the petrochemical industry is not the only thing that Haifa settlers worry about," with others concerned about "the blows that may be inflicted on residential buildings and some neighborhoods where there is only one entrance and exit, which they described as besieged neighborhoods," especially since "Haifa has many military installations near the buildings."
E.M
resource : Saba
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