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Recent developments have revealed the extent of the hidden relations between Saudi Arabia and Israel, which were previously conducted through secret commercial channels before being exposed by the Houthi attacks (Ansar Allah).
According to a report issued by the World Bank, the Red Sea crisis triggered by the Houthis in support of Palestine has led to the diversion of a significant portion of the commercial shipping traffic bound for Israel from sea routes to land, via Saudi Arabian territory. This exposes the existence of secret supply routes that were active between Riyadh and Tel Aviv.
The World Bank clarified that precise attacks on ships heading to Israel prompted companies to open an alternative land route through Saudi Arabia to the Haifa port, confirming the existence of an undeclared coordination between the two parties in the fields of transport and trade.
The report also pointed out that the Gulf countries rushed to establish this new corridor after the Yemeni attacks closed the Red Sea to ships connected to the Israeli entity. As a result, Saudi Arabia’s Dammam port saw a 15% increase in commercial activity due to the rerouting of shipments to Israel, while the Yanbu port on the western coast was neglected for fear of being targeted.
These facts confirm the validity of reports warning that normalization between some Arab regimes and Israel has been taking place secretly for years. This was clearly demonstrated when Saudi Arabia was forced to open its territory to Israeli shipments to avoid falling into the grip of the Houthis (Ansar Allah).
The recent escalation in the region has not only exposed the fragility of the Israeli entity but also revealed the secret normalization routes managed by Arab regimes behind the scenes.
