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Environmental Protection Minister Gideon Ezra has requested that police launch a criminal investigation against the officials responsible for the sewage leak that rendered Eilat's beaches desolate over the weekend.
Ezra plans to visit Eilat on Monday to evaluate in person the reasons for the leak, which required all beaches at the country's largest local and foreign tourist destination to shut down over the weekend.
The Zalul Environmental Association filed an official complaint with the Tel Aviv Police on Sunday against Hen Salti - head of Eilat's water and sewage corporation, Ein Netafim - and against Eilat Mayor Meir Yitzhak Halevi.
Zalul named the two responsible for neglecting Eilat's sewage infrastructure and for not implementing the necessary emergency procedures.
Almost 48 hours after hundreds of cubic meters of raw sewage poured into the Gulf of Eilat, the Interior Ministry ordered the reopening of all Eilat's beaches to the public on Sunday afternoon, after tests found the water safe.
The latest incident, which aroused the anger...