BP said on Monday that it had halted shipping operations in the Red Sea, citing a “deteriorating security situation” amid heightened tensions in the region over the Israeli war of aggression against the Gaza Strip.
“In our trading and shipping business, as in all BP businesses, the safety and security of our people and those working on our behalf is BP’s priority,” the company said in a statement.
The move came after five shipping giants said they had stopped their vessels passing through waters connecting Asia to Europe, with the Suez Canal at the tip.
The Red Sea is one of the most important routes for oil and fuel shipments in the world.
The Yemeni armed forces have carried out a series of attacks against Israeli ships and international vessels bound to the occupied territories in the region.
They have said the military strikes will continue until the Israeli regime stops its genocidal war in the besieged Gaza Strip.
The commander of the fifth military region of the Yemeni army said on Monday that the ties between Yemen and the Palestinian resistance front are inseparable.
General Yusuf Al-Madani said that only peace in Gaza will bring peace in the Red Sea.
He warned that the Yemeni armed forces will confront any country or party that attempts to drive a wedge between Yemen and Palestine.
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