Israel is demanding millions from an international fund for the damages of the tar disaster. Four days before the statute of limitations applies to claims for the "Tar in the Storm" disaster that occurred in February 2021.
The fund is financed by the countries that receive oil by sea, and operates by virtue of an international treaty that is about fifty years old. In Israel, at the time, Iran was accused of being responsible for the crude oil spill that resulted in the pollution of Israel's beaches with tar.