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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 618

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A giant fire erupts at an oil storage facility following Israeli strikes in Yemen's Houthi-held port city of Hodeida on July 20, 2024. (AFP)
July 23, 2024, 10:32 pm
Houthis threaten to attack Israeli ports, gas fields after weekend strike on Hodeida
Yemeni terrorist group releases a propaganda video supposedly showing the Jaffa drone that was launched at Tel Aviv last week, killing an Israeli man
By Gianluca Pacchiani and Emanuel Fabian
Ships dock at the Ashdod port in an undated photo. (Courtesy CC BY-2.5/File)
October 26, 2023, 1:09 am
The war with Hamas could threaten Israel’s imports
If shipping companies decide Israeli ports are too risky, the country could soon find itself running out of food
By Elisabeth Braw
A ship at the Fisherman's Wharf in the Kishon Port, in Haifa on June 26, 2018. (David Cohen/Flash90)
March 24, 2022, 1:50 pm
Israeli ports to prioritize unloading ships of grain, fodder amid shortage fears
Transportation minister issues order that will remain in place for a month; says country must protect food security, strengthen domestic agriculture after Russia’s Ukraine invasion
By ToI Staff and Agencies
View of the Haifa Bay on April 24, 2018. (Yossi Zamir/Flash90)
September 2, 2021, 1:28 pm
Israel inaugurates Chinese-run Haifa port terminal, in likely boost for economy
$1.7b terminal operated by state-owned Shanghai firm to handle large vessels of some 18,000 containers; Transportation Minister Michaeli says it will accelerate trade, lower prices
By Ricky Ben-David
Haifa bay, April 24, 2018. (Yossi Zamir/Flash90)
August 11, 2021, 6:00 pm
International bidders reportedly closing in on deal to acquire Haifa port
Acquisition of Israel’s busiest shipping hub will likely cost some $600 million and close by the end of 2021, Reuters reports
By Luke Tress
This photo made available from a Government of Dubai Media Office's footage, shows the smoke from a container ship, Ocean Trader, on Thursday, July 8, 2021 after there was an explosion on Wednesday night. (Government of Dubai Media Office via AP)
July 8, 2021, 9:59 pm
Dubai authorities probe container ship blast that rocked city
Authorities say blaze was doused within 40 minutes, with no casualties; all 14 crew evacuated in time; police say excessive heat might have been factor
By Carolyn LAMBOLEY
The Shahid Rajaee port facility near the Iranian coastal city of Bandar Abbas. (Iran Ports and Maritime Organization)
May 20, 2020, 3:02 pm
By design, cyberattack on Iran port caused only minor damage – report
New York Times says Bandar Abbas port was specifically chosen as non-central target for Israeli hack, to retaliate for failed attack by Tehran
By Michael Bachner and ToI Staff
The Shahid Rajaee port facility in the Iranian coastal city of Bandar Abbas. (Iran Ports and Maritime Organization)
May 20, 2020, 10:35 am
Israel braces for Iranian cyberattack after reportedly targeting strategic port
Workers at sensitive facilities told to be on alert for malicious activity after hacking of Bandar Abbas port, which Israel has said is used to supply weapons to Hamas, Hezbollah
By Michael Bachner
A cargo ship is docked during the inauguration ceremony of the newly built extension in the port of Chabahar on the Gulf of Oman, southeastern Iran, near the Pakistani border, December 3, 2017. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)
March 27, 2019, 9:59 am
Iran looks to remote port to beat US sanctions
Official cites 56% increase in activity in Chabahar, the country’s only port outside of Persian Gulf and only one with exemptions from sweeping sanctions
By AFP
A view of Haifa bay, April 24, 2018. (Yossi Zamir/Flash90)
December 20, 2018, 12:08 pm
Has Israel made a huge mistake letting a Chinese firm run part of Haifa port?
‘Why did we do it? I don’t know, but we needed someone to operate our ports quickly,’ says official, amid fears Beijing’s potential intelligence gathering could keep US navy away
By Raphael Ahren
Ber Cowen
September 17, 2018, 3:40 pm
Ber Cowen
China, the Port of Haifa and Mideast Peace
Israel’s unique geographic location on the east of the Mediterranean gives it a strategic advantage as a conduit of trade between the East and West
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, right, speaks with media during a joint press conference with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the Saadabad Palace in Tehran, Iran, Monday, May 23, 2016. (Iranian Presidency Office via AP)
May 24, 2016, 2:10 am
India signs $500m deal to build strategic port in Iran
Prime Minister Modi visits Tehran in first such trip in over a decade
By Nasser Karimi
Cranes unload a cargo ship at the Ashdod port in July, 2013 (Isaac Harari/FLASH90)
From the WebMay 1, 2015, 1:40 am
Israeli businesses pitch safety to Wilmington Port
Delaware Online: From cybersecurity to logistics, Israel has the start-ups ports need to thrive, executives in Philadelphia heard
Palestinian fishermen sit in their boat off the shores of the southern Gaza Strip town of Rafah, as an Israeli patrol is seen in the distance, March 26, 2014. (AFP/Said Khatib)
January 25, 2015, 7:20 pm
Gaza says it’s readying seaport for international travel
Hamas launches restoration plan to challenge Israeli naval blockade, link enclave to outside world
By AFP and ToI Staff
Benjamin Netanyahu at a press conference in Tel Aviv, January 1, 2015. (Amir Levy/Flash90)
January 1, 2015, 9:29 pm
The day Netanyahu regained control of Likud
PM faces tough election campaign but now has his party behind him, as primary voters deal a crushing blow to the ‘contractors’ who long held outsized influence
By Haviv Rettig Gur
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