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according to the Hebrew group Tasnim News Agency, the economic and Hebrew-language Globes newspaper announced in a report, The naval war waged by the Yemeni armed forces against Israel has caused severe losses to the port of Eilat, and for this reason the Ministry of Industry is considering the closure of this port.

This media expert in economic issues quoted Gideon Galbar, the director of the port, as saying: The threat of the Houthis has affected all ships, whether they are passing through the Mediterranean sea or intending to come from other regions, even the Far East, such as Japan. India and China have also been affected by these threats.

According to this Hebrew media, imports through this port have decreased in an unprecedented way. and sea transport companies prefer the port of Haifa to the port of Eilat. occupation) inform and emphasize that due to the dangers that threaten ships bound for Israel through the Red Sea after the war in the Gaza Strip last October, these costs have increased greatly.

Globes quoted the report of Fritos company and wrote: The cost of transporting goods from China to Ashdod port has increased by 9% first and by 14% in the last 2 weeks.

This company emphasized: confiscation and targeting of Israeli ships in the Red Sea region will force these ships to change their route and this will greatly increase the cost of transportation. This has caused great losses to Israel’s economy and trade, especially since many of Israel’s export goods have remained in the port.

It showed that out of 105,000 cars that were supposed to enter Israel, only 37,000 to 47,000 ships arrived at the port, despite the fact that last year, Eilat Port’s share of this import was more than 90,000 cars.

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