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A power station bombed by the Israeli Air Force
Associated Timeline/Case:
New Wars, No Peace | January, 2006 to December, 2008
Date of incident:
July 13, 2006 to July 15, 2006
The Israeli Air Force bombed the Jiyeh power station in South Lebanon. This caused 10,000 to 15,000 tons of fuel to spill into the Mediterranean Sea; 55,000 tons burning; and the pollution of 120 kilometers of coastline. The UNHuman Rights Council (HRC) expressed its belief that this attack was premeditated and that the oil spill would affect two-thirds of Lebanon’s coastline.