Israel has been hit by a severe ecological disaster. The country's Mediterranean shoreline has been blackened with tar. Where did it come from? WION's Palki Sharma gets you a report.

Gravitas: Why are Israel's beaches drenched with tar?

Israel closed all its Mediterranean beaches until further notice on Sunday, days after an offshore oil spill deposited tons of tar across more than 160 kilometres of coastline in what officials are calling one of the country's worst disasters.

Israel shuts Mediterranean beaches after oil spill

Powerful winds and unusually high waves pummelled Israel's entire Mediterranean coastline, with tonnes of tar staining beaches from Rosh Hanikra, just south of Lebanon, to Ashkelon just north of Gaza.

Israel's Mediterranean shoreline drenched with tar after offshore oil spill

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Gravitas: Why are Israel's beaches drenched with tar?

Israel shuts Mediterranean beaches after oil spill

Israel's Mediterranean shoreline drenched with tar after offshore oil spill