Israel’s Eilat Port Expected to Close Due to Unpaid Taxes
SOUTH DISTRICT, ISRAEL, JUL 16 – The port faces permanent closure after nearly 80% revenue loss due to a naval blockade and repeated missile and drone attacks by Yemen's Houthi movement, officials said.
- On July 20, 2025, the Port of Eilat will permanently cease operations, due to a debt crisis and a naval blockade by Yemen’s Houthi movement, making continued activity impossible.
- Since late 2023, commercial traffic at Eilat has ceased due to the blockade imposed by Yemen’s Ansarallah movement, which responded to the Gaza war, halting activities by late 2024.
- Port of Eilat has seen only six ships dock in 2025, amid a 21-month decline caused by Houthi drone and missile attacks, indicating severe operational deterioration.
- Consequently, all bank accounts were frozen over unpaid local debts, halting tug operations and logistical support for the Israeli Navy and EAPC.
- The shutdown will disrupt ICL’s Dead Sea Works and the Europe Asia Pipeline Company operations.
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Houthi Attacks Trigger Unpaid-Debt Shutdown of Israel’s Eilat Port
Israel’s only Red Sea port at Eilat is on the verge of a full commercial halt as municipal authorities freeze the operator’s accounts, citing unpaid taxes and concession fees totaling around NIS 10 million (~$3 million). The financial crisis reflects the sharp fallout from nearly 20 months of Houthi missile and drone attacks in the Red Sea, which have slashed port revenues by over 90%, according to the Times of Israel. The closure, which is set …
Israel to Shut Down Eilat Port Amid Yemen Blockade and Financial Collapse - teleSUR English
Israel’s only Red Sea port, Eilat, will officially cease operations on Sunday, July 20, following a dual crisis triggered by Yemen’s Ansar Allah naval blockade and mounting unpaid tax debts. The Eilat Municipality froze the port’s bank accounts after it failed to pay over 10 million shekels ($3 million) in taxes, while the Shipping and Ports Authority confirmed that all activity will be halted due to the port’s deteriorating financial condition.…
Israel will lose its only port in the Red Sea this Sunday July 20. It is Eilat, a strategic facility that has been completely paralyzed by the naval blockade imposed from Yemen and by an internal financial crisis that led to the seizure of its bank accounts. READ ALSO: Israel bombards the only Catholic church in Gaza: 4 dead and 7 wounded The Yemeni Ansar Allah movement (known as the Houthis) imposed restrictions on maritime traffic since the en…
Israel’s Eilat port to close over unpaid debts, Houthi blockade
Israel’s Eilat port will halt operations from Sunday after failing to pay its debts, following a steep drop in revenue caused by Yemen’s Houthi blockade in the Red Sea. Eilat municipality had frozen the port's bank accounts of about 10 million shekels ($3 million) in unpaid taxes. It had accumulated as revenues collapsed amid Houthi attacks on ships linked to Israel. With shipping diverted to the Mediterranean ports of Ashdod and Haifa, Eilat's …
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