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NEW YORK (AP) — The price of oil rose Wednesday on new concerns about possible supply disruptions in the Middle East after Israel launched airstrikes in Gaza. On the New York Mercantile Exchange: Benchmark crude rose 94 cents to finish at $86.32 per barrel. Heating oil rose 2.74 cents to end at $2.9882 per gallon. Gasoline futures rose 2.52 cents to finish at $2.679 per gallon. Natural gas rose 2.1 cents to end at $3.76 per 1,000 cubic feet. On the ICE Futures exchange in London: Brent crude rose $1.14 to finish the day at $108.48 per barrel.
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