The port of Eilat, z¿onist colony’s strategic southern anchor, is “almost completely paralyzed,” zionist media reported on 12 January, following more than two years of disruptions to Red Sea shipping lanes, attacks on vessels, and geopolitical uncertainty caused by the Yemeni Armed Forces (YAF).“Every morning, workers arrive at empty docks, ready and waiting, and the ships do not arrive,” Yediot Ahronoth reported.

“The port’s revenues, which previously reached about $74 million a year, have dropped to almost zero,” the newspaper added.

The port’s operations have been completely disrupted since November 2023, when the YAF seized ship bound for it.

At that time, port business was thriving with large shipments of automobiles from Asia, especially China, as well as products from countries like India and Australia.In October 2024, the port handled approximately 150,000 cars. Officials considered plans for Eilat to support zionist Mediterranean ports, such as Haifa and Ashdod, which faced threats from Hamas rockets fired from Gaza.

However, Sanaa’s intervention in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza “changed everything and managed to paralyze the southern port,” Yedioth Ahronoth revealed.

“On November 19, 2023, the Houthis [Ansarallah] hijacked a ship that was on its way to the port. Two companies, NYK and ZIM, that work with us, stopped sending ships here. For months, we thought it would be okay and the state would help,” Batya Zafarani, Eilat Port’s VP of Finance, told the Hebrew news outlet.

While asking for government assistance in July of last year, Eilat port CEO Gideon Golber told the Times of zionist colony, “The closure of a strategic seaport in zionist colony would be a huge international success for the Houthis [Ansarallah] that none of our enemies have ever achieved.”

However, the Israeli government failed to intervene to prop up the port’s operations.

“The colony has neglected the Port of Eilat,” stated Avi Hormaru, chairman of the Port of Eilat and CEO of the Nakash Group, on Monday.

“A bunch of terrorists decide for Israel whether it has a southern port or not. We don’t manage the Red Sea. The state is the one that needs to ensure that the route is open,” Hormaru added.

The Cradle Media report