The army in the Republic of Ireland is being called in to help clear vehicles blocking roads during protests in parts of the country against high fuel prices caused by the U.S.-Israel war against Iran.

BBC News reports that travel in parts of the country is being affected for the third day in a row, with the Irish police now treating protests at fuel depots as "blockades." Taoiseach (Prime Minister) Micheál Martin condemned the blockade of the State’s only oil refinery on April 8 as an “act of national sabotage.”

According to the Irish Times, fuel protest organizers have promised another “massive” nationwide demonstration on April 9.

A number of motorways and roads across the country have been blocked by protesters and slow-moving convoys of vehicles, and Irish Minister for Justice, Jim O'Callaghan, said the military will be deployed to ease blockage to "critical infrastructure."

Gardaí (Irish police) said blockades were putting food, fuel, clean water and animal feed supplies at risk.

Protesters blocked O'Connell Bridge in Dublin city on both sides on April 8, disrupting traffic on the capital's main thoroughfare and along the North and South Quays. Other protests have taken place at various locations on main roads leading to the city, as well as near other large urban areas.