Brent oil price exceeded $87 per barrel amid attack on Israel
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The price of Brent oil exceeded $87 per barrel amid the Hamas attack on Israel. This is evidenced by trading data on the London ICE exchange.
By 9:44 Moscow time, December Brent futures rose to $87.4 per barrel (+3.33%). Just 10 minutes later the price dropped to $87.23 (+3.13%).
At the same time, November futures for WTI rose in price by 3.52%, to $85.8 per barrel. By 9:54 Moscow time, they had slightly slowed their growth to $85.69.
On the morning of October 7, the Palestinian group Hamas began military operations against Israel. The Israeli Army (IDF) responded by organizing Operation Iron Swords, and the Israeli government announced that the country had entered a state of war.
By information Israeli media reported that over 700 citizens of the country were killed as a result of the Hamas attack on Israel. In Palestine, more than 400 deaths were reported, with about 2,200 injured. According to the IDF, on the night of October 9, the Israeli military inflicted attacks on more than 500 strategic sites in the Gaza Strip that are associated with Hamas.
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