Israel was asked by the UN General Assembly on Friday to compensate Lebanon for $856.4 million in oil spill damages it caused during its 2006 war with Hezbollah.
\nThe non-binding vote, which passed 170-6, asks Israel to offer \u201cprompt and adequate compensation\u201d to Lebanon and other countries affected by the oil spill\u2019s pollution.
\nIn a statement, Israel condemned the resolution as biased against the nation, Israeli media reported.
\nThe oil spill was caused by Israel\u2019s air force when it bombed oil tanks near a coastal Lebanese power plant during the fierce month-long war with Hezbollah fighters.
\nThe attack flooded the Mediterranean coastline with 15,000 tons of oil, according to the United Nations.
\nThe adopted resolution cited $856.4 million (700 million euros) in damages caused by the oil spill, accounting for inflation of a October 2007 estimate by the United Nations secretary-general that reported the spill caused $729 million in damage.
\nLebanon bore the brunt of the spill, but the Syrian coast and other Mediterranean countries have suffered as well, the UN said.
\nThe oil slick made by the spill \u201chas had serious implications for livelihoods and the economy of Lebanon,\u201d the resolution said.
\nThe UN asked Lebanon to continue clean-up efforts and the international community to increase funding for its environmental restoration.
\nThe US, Australia, Canada and Israel were among the six states that voted against the UN text.<\/p>\n