Hebrew newspaper The Houthis succeeded exceptionally in achieving their goal of closing the Eilat Port

The Israeli enemy entity acknowledged the effects of the closure imposed by the Sana’a forces on the strategic southern maritime gateway of the entity, the “port of Eilat,” and admitted that this siege has caused great waves of tension and serious economic repercussions.
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The said that the economic consequences of the port’s closure are causing waves of tension in the city of Eilat and the surrounding areas, stressing that the heavy transport sector in the south of the entity is suffering great damage as a result of the port stopping work.
The newspaper’s report confirmed that those it called the Houthis succeeded exceptionally in achieving their goal of closing the port of Eilat, explaining that the port’s activity has declined by up to 90% since October 2023, and the US and the Israeli enemy entity have failed to find an effective solution so far.
The report added that the port’s bank accounts are threatened with seizure due to the accumulation of taxes, which portends a final closure in the near future.
The newspaper indicated that the losses have begun to extend to other sectors, where reports have indicated that the heavy transport industry in the south has reported significant damage, including employment, equipment, and cash flows for local companies.
The newspaper quoted Gabi Ben Harush, the head of the Truck Drivers Union, as saying that hundreds of drivers from Beersheba and the south of the entity are now unemployed and cannot move to other areas to work due to the distance and their place of residence.
Ben Harush explained that these drivers represented an important source of income in the civilian and military economy and that dozens of new trucks are currently idle, causing direct damage to transport companies estimated at about 150 million