The works will aim to remove the contaminated soil layer, allowing local vegetation to recover and floodwaters to absorb into the ground. A similar leak in the 1970s showed that oil residues persisted in the soil for decades
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The works will aim to remove the contaminated soil layer, allowing local vegetation to recover and floodwaters to absorb into the ground. A similar leak in the 1970s showed that oil residues persisted in the soil for decades
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11:13 AM • June 01 2026 IDT
Soil restoration works will begin this week at Evrona Nature Reserve in southern Israel's Arava Desert, more than 11 years after the site was contaminated by an oil spill.
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