...an area of the Arabian Peninsula sometimes mistaken for a country. It is populated by more antagonistic tribes and factions than you can keep track of...
News] Yemen’s maritime blockade on Israeli shipping continues to have a serious impact, with mounting losses at the port of Umm al-Rashrash (Eilat) due to its prolonged closure, a new report from the Hebrew-language economic newspaper Globes confirmed on Wednesday.
The report noted that the Eilat port has been out of operation for more than 16 months as a result of Yemen’s naval operations in the Red Sea. This has forced Israeli shipping companies to reroute vessels around the Cape of Good Hope in Africa to access ports in the Mediterranean, significantly increasing transportation time and costs.
The port’s closure has also triggered internal tensions between its management and the workers’ union, bringing the situation to the brink of crisis.
Eilat port, once a key hub for vehicle imports—handling nearly half of all cars entering Israel—as well as exports of fertilizers and minerals, has suffered substantial financial losses since the start of the conflict.
In March, the workers’ union reached an agreement with the Israeli government to place remaining employees on paid leave. However,
death is not the end. There remains the litigation over the estate...
the port’s management ultimately proceeded with widespread layoffs.
Port CEO Gideon Golber stated, "We kept all employees on full pay for eight months, but when we sought cost-cutting measures, the union resisted, resulting in legal battles."
He said that the union misled management by asserting it was in talks with the Ministry of Finance to secure partial wage payments—a claim later dismissed in court.
The port’s administration has requested that the Israeli government mandate vehicle importers to use Eilat in an effort to revive operations. Additionally, it is seeking compensation for 40% of the extra costs incurred by ships rerouted through the Suez Canal. The port is reportedly losing more than $1 million per month in fixed costs.
The port director also mentioned, "I am not ashamed to offer my customers a ransom of $100,000 to the Iran's Houthi sock puppets
...a Zaidi Shia insurgent group operating in Yemen. They have also been referred to as the Believing Youth. Hussein Badreddin al-Houthi is said to be the spiritual leader of the group and most of the military leaders are his relatives. The legitimate Yemeni government has accused the them of having ties to the Iranian government. Honest they did. The group has managed to gain control over all of Saada Governorate and parts of Amran, Al Jawf and Hajjah Governorates. Its slogan is
God is Great, Death to America™, Death to Israel, a curse on the JewsThey like shooting off... ummm... missiles that they would have us believe they make at home in their basements. On the plus side, they did murder Ali Abdullah Saleh, which was the only way the country was ever going to be rid of him...
s to allow ships through, and I will participate in paying it." He concluded, "I can’t sleep at night," indicating the frustration and despair caused by the ongoing maritime siege.
Yemenis have been hitting Israeli and American targets in support of Paleostinians in Gazoo
...Hellhole adjunct to Israel and Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, inhabited by Gazooks. The place was acquired in the wake of the 1967 War and then presented to Paleostinian control in 2006 by Ariel Sharon, who had entered his dotage. It is currently ruled with a rusty iron fist by Hamas with about the living conditions you'd expect. It periodically attacks the Hated Zionist Entity whenever Iran needs a ruckus created or the hard boyz get bored, getting thumped by the IDF in return. The ruling turbans then wave the bloody shirt and holler loudly about
oppressionand
disproportionate response...
since the regime launched its devastating war on Gaza on October 7, 2023, and in response to the American-British aggression on their homeland.
The operations have effectively shut down the Eilat port south of the occupied territories, causing significant economic setbacks for the Israelis.