Israel says Haifa oil refinery hit in Iranian missile attack

Al JazeeraCenterEN 2 min read 100% complete by Al Jazeera StaffMarch 19, 2026 at 07:12 PM

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Israel reported that an Iranian missile attack struck an oil refinery in Haifa, northern Israel, on Thursday. Energy Minister Eli Cohen stated that while power was briefly disrupted, no significant damage to the refinery or other infrastructure occurred. The attack is part of a wider exchange of strikes between Iran and Israel, with Iran retaliating for an Israeli attack on its South Pars offshore gasfield on Wednesday. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) confirmed firing missiles towards Haifa and Ashdod, with the attack on Haifa confirmed and the status of Ashdod unclear. Iran has warned it will show "ZERO restraint" if its infrastructure is struck again.

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Ali Hashem ×230% United States 30% Abbas Araghchi 30% Ashdod ×240% Tehran ×240% Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) 40% Oil Refineries Ltd 50% South Pars ×350% Eli Cohen ×260% Haifa ×270% Iran ×580% Israel ×790%

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oil refinery 90% iranian missile attack 90% energy infrastructure 70% retaliation 70% south pars gasfield 60% power grid 60% missile strikes 50% haifa 50% energy minister 40%