Arabic version: صاروخ إيراني يستهدف مصفاة نفط إسرائيلية، وأضرار طفيفة مُبلغ عنها

Israel says an oil refinery in the northern city of Haifa has been struck in an Iranian missile attack, but no “significant” damage was reported, as Tehran continues to retaliate across the region for strikes on its energy infrastructure.

Energy Minister Eli Cohen said power was briefly disrupted as a result of the attack on the Oil Refineries Ltd facility before being restored for most customers. He emphasized that the damage to the power grid in the north is localized and not significant.

According to Al Jazeera, Iranian missile and drone strikes have surged across the Middle East since Israel and the United States launched a war against the country late last month. Tehran has targeted several oil and gas facilities in response to an Israeli attack on its South Pars offshore gasfield on Wednesday.

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Thursday that his country would show “ZERO restraint” if its infrastructure is struck again. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) confirmed that it fired towards Haifa and Ashdod as part of this response.

In a separate incident, Israel’s rescue service said four people were wounded in a rocket attack in Kiryat Shmona, a town in northern Israel, near the border with Lebanon. Medics said they treated a 60-year-old man in serious condition with shrapnel injuries; a 68-year-old woman with a head injury and two men in their 20s with shrapnel wounds. This escalation follows an ongoing Israeli military campaign in Lebanon, which has resulted in significant casualties since early March.