What UNCTAD documented
On 26 January 2024 UNCTAD described attacks on Red Sea shipping and disruption of major trade routes, including suspended Suez transits and higher transport costs. That is evidence of the maritime disruption during that period. It does not establish that an alternative road service through every country named in the original article was operating as claimed.
UNCTAD trade-disruption review · January 2024
What an alternative route needs
The previous assertion of an established Gulf–Israel land bridge has been withdrawn because a route-specific primary source was not verified. A usable route requires evidence of an operator, permitted cargo, border and customs arrangements, insurance, delivery conditions and an actual service offer. A proposed truck itinerary is not proof of diplomatic normalisation or unrestricted access.
