News / 'Hands on triggers' over Gaza a threat to early Red Sea return

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There have been “notable increases” in maritime insurance premiums, as ceasefire uncertainty clouds the prospect of a late-March return to the Red-Sea by ocean carriers. 

After the 19 January ceasefire agreement in Gaza, The Loadstar reported that the president of the Suez Canal Authority was eyeing a late-March return to transits – but the news this week makes this increasingly tenuous. 

President Benjamin Netanyahu said yesterday Israel would resume fighting in Gaza if Hamas did not release Israeli hostages by noon on ...