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13 unusual facts about Israeli Navy


1979 Nahariya attack

The day after the attack, Israeli Navy gunboats bombarded Nahr el-Bared, a Palestinian refugee camp in Beirut described by an Israeli military spokesman as a major base for the PFLP.

2006 in Israel

May 14 – The Israeli Navy intercepted a Palestinian boat carrying a large amount of explosives near the Gaza Strip in an attempted smuggling operation.

2006 in the Palestinian territories

May 14 – The Israeli Navy intercepted a Palestinian boat carrying a large amount of explosives near the Gaza Strip in an attempted smuggling operation.

Ahmed Jibril

On 7 May 2001, the Israeli Navy seized a Palestinian boat filled with heavy weapons in the port of Haifa.

Avraham Ofer

In the 1948 Arab-Israeli War he served in the Israeli Navy as Lieutenant Colonel, and was the first commander of the Eilat Naval Base.

Eliahu Itzkovitz

This knowledge caused Itzkovitz to apply for a transfer to the Israeli Navy which was granted without much difficulty.

Gilad Hesseg

His military service in the Israeli Navy provided opportunities to sing and perform music for navy personnel leading to his first cover band with performances in major nightclubs throughout the country.

Janna Gur

She did her military service as an Officer in the Israeli Navy, where she taught technical English to future naval officers.

Riki Gal

Gal began her music career in the entertainment troupe of the Israeli Navy.

Shaar HaNegev school bus attack

The Israeli Air Force and Israeli Navy launched missile attacks on targets in Gaza, while the Israeli Army attacked Palestinian targets with artillery and tank fire.

Shlomo Arel

With the outbreak of the 1948 Arab–Israeli War Shlomo Arel joined the Israeli Navy and he became the captain of the Israeli Naval vessel Palmach.

Shlomo Shamir

Instead he served other capacities, eventually becoming the third Commander of the Israeli Navy in May 1949.

Yehiel Lasri

During the military service he filled a variety of medical positions in the Israeli Navy until becoming the surgeon-general of the navy with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel.


Ireland–Israel relations

On 5 June 2010, an Irish humanitarian aid vessel MV Rachel Corrie heading for Gaza, was intercepted and seized by the Israeli Navy.

Portsmouth and Southsea Synagogue

In 1967, in the light of the good relationship which existed between Portsmouth and the Israeli Navy based in Haifa, Israel the Synagogue donated a Kiddush cup to the crew of the Submarine INS Dakar for its maiden voyage which ended in tragedy when the Submarine sank.