By Andrew Hayley and Jeslyn Lerh SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Oil prices rose on Thursday, adding to solid gains in the previous session on persisting concerns over Middle Eastern supply following disruptions at a field in Libya and heightened tension around the Israel-Gaza war. Brent crude rose 38 cents, or 0.5%, to $78.63 a barrel by 0440 GMT, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures rose 52 cents, or 0.7%, to $73.22. Both benchmarks rose by around 3% to settle higher for the for the first time in five days on Wednesday, with WTI seeing the biggest daily percentage gain since mid-November. “…