Israel Navy

The Foreign Ministry called the flotilla a “provocation for the sake of provocation,” saying Israel would not allow a breach of the naval blockade on Gaza.

An Israeli official told the Post that Netanyahu held a preliminary security consultation on the matter on Sunday.

The two activists, who have been on hunger strike since their detention, were handed over to the immigration authority, which deported them.

The meetings in Marmaris aim to develop an updated legal strategy and revised operational plans for the flotilla’s disrupted mission.

Shir Perets discusses how Israeli officials conducted a combined operation to neutralize both the Global Sumud Flotilla itself and its explosive potential in the international narrative.

While for the ground forces, this has manifested itself in creating buffer zones in Gaza, Lebanon, and Syria, for the Navy, it has meant special forces carrying out more risky operations.

With over 1,000 naval combat soldiers at sea for over 26,000 hours in only 47 days of the current Iran-Hezbollah war, the navy said on Thursday.

The IDF intercepted a Hezbollah drone launched towards Israel and conducted strikes on terrorists in southern Lebanon, seizing a large weapons cache located underground.

Israeli naval intelligence has directed massive and precise fire on specific targets as part of a variety of general goals in Operation Roaring Lion.

Beyond preparations for threats that may emerge from the coastline, the navy is taking an active and significant role in targeted thwarting operations in Lebanon and in strikes along the coastline.