Current sectionScience & HealthNature & EnvironmentThe works will aim to remove the contaminated soil layer, allowing local vegetation to recover and floodwaters to absorb into the ground. A similar leak in the 1970s showed that oil residues persisted in the soil for decadesShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeZafrir Rinat11:13 AM • June 01 2026 IDTSoil restoration works will begin this week at Evrona Nature Reserve in southern Israel's Arava Desert, more than 11 years after the site was contaminated by an oil spill.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:Environment & NatureNegevMiddle East oilCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Israel-Iran Live UpdatesBeaufort CastleHezbollahGazaIsrael ElectionsOctober 7HaQuizHaaretz Podcast11 Years After Oil Spill, Israeli Nature Reserve to Undergo Soil RestorationIDF Names Soldier Killed in Southern Lebanon Drone StrikeU.S. Says It Struck Iranian Military Sites; Tehran Claims RetaliationManufactured Nostalgia for Lebanon's Beaufort Masks a Strategic FailureNetanyahu Orders Strikes on Beirut Citing Hezbollah Cease-fire ViolationsRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIIsrael Orders Unprecedented Seizure of Religious Site From Palestinian Authority'Israelis Are More Genocidal Than You Think': The 'Counter Hasbara' of Andrey XIsrael 2026 Election Poll Tracker: The Latest ProjectionsUN Report Accuses Israeli Forces of Rape, Sexual Abuse of Palestinian DetaineesPentagon Leaks Signal U.S. Effort to Blame Israel for Risks of Renewed Iran WarNot Lapid or Bennett: Could This Former IDF Chief Be Israel's Next Leader?