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Israel has told Ukraine that it was too late to act against the 'Abinsk', accused of carrying stolen Ukrainian grain, as the ship has already departed Haifa Port. The Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar sent a message to his Ukrainian counterpart saying the vessel could no longer be detained. It had sailed from Haifa on April 15, enroute to the Dardanelles with an ETA as of April 18. Ravid said Israel had been aware of it two weeks before it arrived. The development came after Ukraine on April 14 accused Israel of allowing the Russian ship, allegedly loaded with grain taken from Russian-occupied Ukrainian territory, to dock in Haifa. Kyiv had urged Israel to block the vessel before it docked, with Ukrainian Ambassador Yevgen Korniychuk raising the issue with Israeli officials and Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha discussing it directly with Sa’ar.

Ukraine has called on Israel to detain the 'Abinsk', suspected of transporting grain taken from temporary occupied Ukrainian territory, escalating diplomatic tensions over alleged wartime looting. The vessel was carrying 43,765.18 tonnes of wheat believed to have originated in Russian-occupied regions of Ukraine. The Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha raised the issue directly with Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar, warning that the ship, which has docked at the Port of Haifa, was part of Russia’s broader war effort. Sybiha called the export of stolen agricultural products illegal and urged Israel not to allow such shipments to proceed. The request followed previous Ukrainian diplomatic discussions, including appeals from Ukraine’s ambassador in Israel and legal authorities in Kyiv, urging Israeli officials to block the vessel’s operations.

Israel has allowed the 'Abinks', carrying 43,765.18 tons of wheat from the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine, to enter the port of Haifa on April 14, 2024. The ship had been awaiting permission to enter an Israeli port since March 23. Permission was granted on April 14, after which the ship was received in Haifa. The grain was loaded at the anchorage of the port of Kavkaz. It was transported there from Ukrainian ports currently under temporary occupation.

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