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<h1 class="gmail-reader-title">Ansarallah Strikes Again, Eilat Port Shuts Down Permanently</h1>
<div class="gmail-credits gmail-reader-credits">July 17, 2025</div></div>
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Yahya Saree, the military spokesman for Yemen's Ansarallah. (Photo: Al-Jazeera, video grab)
<p><strong>By <a href="https://www.palestinechronicle.com/writers/palestine-chronicle-staff" title="Display all articles for Palestine Chronicle Staff">Palestine Chronicle Staff</a></strong> </p>
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<h3><span>Yemen\u2019s Ansarallah launched fresh attacks on Israeli military
sites and intensified their naval blockade, forcing the closure of Eilat
Port amid mounting economic losses for Israel.</span></h3>
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<p><span>The Yemeni Armed Forces, affiliated with the Ansarallah
movement, announced on Wednesday that they had carried out four fresh
military operations targeting Israeli sites, including a direct missile
strike on the Ben Gurion Airport, using a Zulfiqar ballistic missile. </span></p>
<p><span>In an official statement, Ansarallah\u2019s military spokesperson,
Brigadier General Yahya Saree, said that three additional attacks
targeted the port of Umm al-Rashrash (Eilat), a military site in the
Naqab (Negev) region, and Ben-Gurion airport, using a total of four
drones.</span></p>
<p><span>Saree reiterated that the Yemeni Armed Forces \u201cremain committed
to their religious, moral, and humanitarian responsibility toward the
Palestinian people,\u201d stressing that these operations will continue until
Israel ends its war on Gaza and lifts the siege.</span></p>
<h4><b>Yemen Issues New Warnings</b></h4>
<p><span>The Yemeni military also renewed its warning to international
companies operating in ports located in occupied Palestine, cautioning
that their vessels could become targets if they continue such activity.</span></p>
<p><span>Yemen confirmed it is maintaining its naval blockade on Israeli
shipping in both the Red Sea and Arabian Sea, framing it as part of a
wider military campaign in support of Gaza.</span></p>
<p><span>On Tuesday, Saree had confirmed successful drone strikes on a key Israeli military site in the occupied Naqab region.</span></p>
<p><span>In his statement on July 15, Saree emphasized that Yemeni
operations will persist without interruption until the aggression on
Gaza ceases and the blockade on Palestinians is lifted.</span></p>
<h4><b>Total Shutdown</b></h4>
<p><span>Yemen\u2019s maritime blockade has already caused significant
economic repercussions in Israel. The Israeli business outlet The Marker
reported that Eilat Port will completely shut down operations starting
Sunday after the city\u2019s municipality froze its bank accounts due to
millions of shekels in debt.</span></p>
<p><span>The port has faced near-total paralysis since November 2023,
when Yemen began its naval blockade on ships heading to Israel, which
drastically reduced revenue and crippled commercial activity.</span></p>
<p><span>According to The Marker, Eilat Municipality froze the port\u2019s
accounts because of massive outstanding debts, effectively bringing all
port operations to a standstill.</span></p>
<p><span>Earlier reports from The Marker revealed that Eilat Port\u2019s
revenue had plummeted by 80% in 2024, as international shipping
companies avoided the Red Sea route due to Yemen\u2019s blockade, imposed in
solidarity with Gaza.</span></p>
<p><em>(PC, Al Mayadeen)</em></p>
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