67 to 200% increase in Israel’s expenses due to the insecurity of Bab al-Mandab

The Zionist newspaper “Israel Hum” and the economic website “ICI” of this regime wrote today (Tuesday) that the senior economists of the Ministry of Finance of Israel in a report, the economic consequences of the Gaza war and attacks The Yemeni naval forces have investigated the economy of the Zionist regime in the Bab al-Mandab strait.

According to this report prepared by the Ministry of Finance of the Israeli regime, diverting the route of ships from the Red Sea in order to prevent the attacks of the Yemeni armed forces, has led to the imposition of huge costs on the sea transportation of this regime.

According to Israel Hume, these costs are related to the ships that import goods to the ports of occupied territories or the ships that take goods out of these ports.

Economic experts of the Israeli regime warned that if the war in Gaza continues and the tension in the Red Sea and Bab al-Mandeb continues, the costs of sea transportation of this regime will increase significantly due to the change of the ships’ route.

The report states that the imposition of additional costs for the transportation of container ships is estimated at one billion dollars annually.

According to this report, in case of changing the route of ships from the Red Sea and Bab al-Mandab, the costs of bulk carriers, including those that export phosphates through the port of Eilat, are estimated between 35 and 50 million dollars annually, which indicates an increase of 77 It is 100%.

This report estimates the increase in the costs of general cargo ships, such as ships that import iron and export scrap to the ports of occupied territories, at an additional 67 to 110 million dollars annually, which represents an increase of 67 to 100 percent.

For ships with horizontal (face-to-face) loading capabilities, such as car carriers, this report shows that their costs will increase by $400 million annually, which represents a 200% increase.

Earlier, the Ministry of Industry and Economy of Israel announced last February that the operations of the Yemeni naval forces in the Red Sea and the Arabian Sea affected 25% of the imported goods and 21% of the import of raw materials, as well as the exports of this regime and their competitiveness. has affected.

Many of the Zionist media during the past months, especially since the beginning of last February, reported that due to the deviation of the ships’ route and the increase in its costs, the price of imported goods and food in the occupied Palestinian territories has increased by 40%.

Earlier, the Zionist media announced that the Yemeni army’s prevention of ships passing through the Bab al-Mandab strait means that ships have to travel 13,000 kilometers to reach Israel’s ports.

According to this report, this event means a delay of several weeks in the delivery of the cargo to the Zionist regime.

The economic newspaper “Globes” of the Zionist regime announced in a report that many shipping companies and ships of the occupying regime, which are going to the occupied territories, have changed their routes to Africa, which has added 13 thousand kilometers to their route.

The media of the Zionist regime also announced that in addition to increasing the distance, this event will bring additional shipping costs and, as a result, an increase in the price of these cargoes.

During the past months, the Yemeni army has targeted several Zionist ships or ships bound for the occupied territories in the Red Sea and the Bab al-Mandeb strait in support of the resistance of the Palestinian nation in the Gaza Strip.

The forces of the Yemeni army have pledged to continue attacks on the ships of this regime or ships bound for the occupied territories in the Red Sea until the Israeli regime does not stop its attacks on Gaza.

Source: IRNA