Two Israeli gas fields shut down following Iranian missile threats

Reports from Israeli media indicate that operations at two major Israeli gas fields in the eastern Mediterranean have been suspended due to security concerns related to potential Iranian missile and drone threats.

“Reports from Israeli media indicate that operations at two major Israeli gas fields in the eastern Mediterranean have been suspended due to security concerns related to potential Iranian missile and drone threats”

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According to the Israeli newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth and Channel 12 News, activities at the Leviathan gas field and the Karish gas field have been completely suspended.

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The reports state that the threat from Iranian missiles and drones, which has heightened security risks across the region’s airspace, forced the companies to evacuate personnel and stop drilling and extraction operations.

The Israeli regime and the United States began a new bout of unprovoked aggression towards the Islamic Republic on February 28.

“Reports from Israeli media indicate that operations at two major Israeli gas fields in the eastern Mediterranean have been suspended due to security concerns related to potential Iranian missile and drone threats”

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Iran’s Armed Forces launched massive retaliatory strikes shortly afterwards, targeting sensitive and strategic American and Israeli targets throughout the region.

Among others, prominent targets have featured hostile objects in Tel Aviv, occupied al-Quds, and the occupied city of Be'er Sheva, which serves as the Israeli regime's technology hub, as well as US military assets in the region, including the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln and an American destroyer in the Indian Ocean.

The Leviathan field, discovered in 2010 about 130 kilometers west of the Israeli-occupied port city of Haifa, is the largest gas field in the eastern Mediterranean.

Its reserves are estimated at roughly 535 billion cubic meters of natural gas.

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Economic analysts cited by Yedioth Ahronoth warned that if the shutdown continues for an extended period, it could lead to power outages in major Israeli cities, suspension of energy-intensive industries, and a sharp decline in gas exports to Jordan and Egypt.

Jordan, which relies on Israeli gas imports to generate about 80 percent of its electricity, could face a significant energy crisis if the disruption persists.