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WATCH: Large naval exercise on the Red Sea

A two-day extensive exercise by the Israeli Navy is geared to improve its readiness against possible threats; it included simulated rocket fire and a maritime terrorist hijacking.

A two-day extensive exercise by the Israeli Navy concluded Thursday morning which included a scenario involving anti-tank and rocket fire from the Egyptian side towards Eilat and a hijacking of a civilian vessel by a group of terrorists.

 

 

A large amount of naval forces participated, including patrol squadrons, missile boats and Shayetet 13 (Israeli naval commandos), who were responsible for the rescue of the hostages, some of whom were wounded by the terrorists.

 

Israeli Navy exercise on Red Sea    (צילום: דובר צה"ל)

Israeli Navy exercise on Red Sea

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(Photo: IDF Spokesperson)
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"There is an increase of these threats in the past year, " a senior naval officer explained. "It is possible to detect this from recent events in Sinai as well as the downing of the Russian aircraft. That is why our response has to be quick. We are also in coordination with the police and emergency services in Eilat. There are ISIS elements that are based in that area."

 

(Photo: IDF Spokesperson)
(Photo: IDF Spokesperson)
 

The Israeli Navy conducts exercises of this kind once or twice a year, each time in a different maritime area, such as near Lebanon or Gaza, and does training on what to do in the event of terrorist infiltrations. In this current exercise the IDF warned the Jordanians and Egyptians (with whom Israel has cooperation), but the exercise took place entirely inside Israeli waters.

 

The Navy plans to build a maritime border in the area close to the Princess Hotel and Taibe Crossing in order to thwart infiltration by divers, but the threat of penetration above the water is emphasized and taken into account even more. A strict working assumption here is that intelligence authorities will not have advance warning for such an attack. 

 

The IDF tries as much as possible to let the routine mode of life in isolated Eilat continue despite the increasing threat from ISIS in the Sinai, and a senior naval officer clarified that the movement of civilian or sport maritime vessels in the southern beach of Eilat have not been restricted.

 

 

 


פרסום ראשון: 03.31.16, 16:01
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