By Staff, Agencies

Following a toxic oil spill that devastated marine life along the occupied Palestinian coastal shores, the Zionist Health Ministry on Wednesday moved to ban the sale of seafood inside the occupation entity from the Mediterranean Sea.

The measure takes effect immediately and covers fish and other marine life sold for consumption, according to an ‘Israeli’ ministry statement.

The decree was made “in light of the environmental pollution in the Mediterranean Sea, which has been expressed, among other ways, in the amounts of tar found on the Mediterranean beaches in recent days,” the statement added.

The move is being seen as a precautionary measure, with data still being collected by the Zionist Agriculture Ministry to determine if the spill poses a danger to consumers.

Tel Aviv on Tuesday approved the allocation of $13.7 million toward a plan to clean up the ‘Israeli’ occupation entity’s shoreline following the massive spill. The party or parties responsible for the ecological disaster remain unknown. 

Zionist authorities have also urged members of the public to refrain from beach visitations from north to south of the occupied territories due to the pollution.