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There was another thing that raised tensions in the Middle East. Saudi core oil facilities were attacked. Let’s find out by connecting to the press office.
Reporter Park Ji-yoon, International oil prices were once fluctuating. How much damage is it said to be?
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Bloomberg said the Rastanura Aramco oil facility in northeastern Saudi Arabia was attacked by the Huti rebels.
Al-Mashira TV, run by the Huti rebels, also reported that 14 drones and eight ballistic missiles attacked Saudi Arabia.
Aramco is the world’s largest oil producer.
The Huti rebels who attacked it are Yemen’s rebel armed groups, Shiite.
As a result, it is supported by the same Shiite Iranians, and is hostile to Sunni Saudi Arabia.
The Saudi Energy Department said, “There is no damage to people, and the damage to property is not significant.”
And he said crude oil exports are also working normally.
International oil prices rose all at once, fearing that the continued attack in Yemen could disrupt the supply of crude oil.
On the 8th local time, the Brent futures price on the London Futures Exchange in England exceeded $70 a barrel in 22 months.
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In Israel, it is said that more than 5 million people have completed the first dose of vaccination.
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Israeli Ministry of Health says 34-year-old Ravi Azulai has been vaccinated for the first time in 5 million people.
On December 19 last year, it was 79 days since the first vaccination was started.
It is 57% of the total population.
The Ministry of Health believes that 5 million people will reach mass immunity by completing the second dose by next week.
Prime Minister Netanyahu predicted that all adults would be vaccinated by the end of next month.
There are still more than 3,000 confirmed cases a day in Israel, which is a third less than last January.
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There is also news about the Tokyo Olympics in Japan. Whether or not to accept foreign audiences will now be decided, but in Japan, it is said that domestic audiences should also be restricted?
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IOC spokesman Mark Adams said that “the acceptance of the Tokyo Olympics will be decided within this month at the latest.”
Meanwhile, yesterday (8th), NHK released a poll result saying, “53% of Japanese people should limit the audience or say no to accept it at all.”
This is expected to lead to discussions on whether to accept overseas spectators as well as how to receive domestic spectators as well.
Meanwhile, Japanese media say, “The Japanese government is giving an opinion that it is difficult to receive foreign audiences.”
When foreign tourists enter the country, they will feel the anxiety of their own citizens.