"There has been no activity in the port for about 6 months due to attacks in the Red Sea," Golbar told the Israeli newspaper "Calcalist".
He added: "Israel and the US-British-European coalition have proven to be afraid, weak, and hesitant, and the
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God is Great, Death to Americaâ„¢, 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 are becoming more and more confident."
He pointed out that shipping companies do not trust the Western US-British naval alliance’s ability to protect ships if they sail to Eilat, making them unwilling to take the risk.
He said: "I don’t think we can live without the Red Sea route, as many ships don’t even reach Ashdod and Aqaba."
He confirmed that the maritime blockade causes monthly losses to the port, stating that they are not a store selling consumer goods but rather a national infrastructure for Israel to transport goods through.