[1] Article 12(5) on Environmental Protection of Annex III of The Interim Agreement on the West Bank and the Gaza Strip (Oslo II). According to this article: “Both sides shall respectively adopt, apply and ensure compliance with internationally recognized standards concerning the following: levels of pollutants discharged through emissions and effluents; acceptable levels of treatment of solid and liquid wastes, and agreed ways and means for disposal of such wastes; the use, handling and transportation (in accordance with the provisions of Article 38 (Transportation)) and storage of hazardous substances and wastes (including pesticides, insecticides and herbicides); and standards for the prevention and abatement of noise, odor, pests and other nuisances, which may affect the other side.”

[1] Environmental Injustice in Occupied Palestinian Territory: Problems and Prospects, Al Haq 2015
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[2] Human Rights Watch. “Occupation Inc.: How Settlement Businesses Contribute to Israel’s Violations of Palestinian Rights”. 19 January 2015.
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[3] Al-Haq, "Environmental Rights Case Succeeds in Holding Israel Accountable for Illegal Hazardous Waste Dumping in Palestine". 25 August 2016.
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Tulkarem: A city under dust
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Huge explosion and fire in illegal Israeli chemical factory in Tulkarm on Thursday night
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The Socio-economic Impact of Settlements on Land, Water, and the Palestinian Economy
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Part 2 : Israel's chemical factories in Tulkarem, West Bank, 5-3-2010
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Part 1 : Israel's Chemical Factories in Tulkarem, West Bank, 5-3-2010
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