Iranian attack hits Israeli oil refinery in Haifa, some damage reported

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Source: Reuters

March 19, 2026 12:04 PM EDT Updated 41 mins ago


JERUSALEM, March 19 (Reuters) - An Iranian missile attack hit Israel's Oil ​Refineries (ORL.TA), opens new tab in the northern port city of Haifa but ‌did not cause "significant damage", Israel's Energy Ministry said on Thursday.

Energy Minister Eli Cohen said power was briefly disrupted, with electricity restored to ​most of those who were affected. "The damage to the ​power grid in the north is localized and not ⁠significant," Cohen said. "Also, in the barrage towards the north, ​there was no significant damage to Israeli infrastructure sites."

Iran's Islamic ​Revolutionary Guard Corps said it had targeted refineries in Haifa, Israel's third-largest city, and in Ashdod, in the country's south, "along with a range ​of security targets and military support centres of the Zionist ​regime", which it said "were hit by pinpoint missiles".

There was no immediate word ‌on ⁠whether the Ashdod refinery was hit. Police said bomb disposal units were at several sites in Haifa where munitions landed. No casualties were reported.

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