People Daily (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
Israeli navy will dispatch a missile ship in the coming months to participate in a NATO mission to patrol the Mediterranean Sea and prevent weapons smuggling, local daily The Jerusalem Post reported Thursday on its website. Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Chief of General Staff Gabi Ashkenazi and Chairman of the NATO Military Committee, Admiral Giampaolo Di Paola made the decision Wednesday...
People Daily (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
Israeli navy will dispatch a missile ship in the coming months to participate in a NATO mission to patrol the Mediterranean Sea and prevent weapons smuggling, local daily The Jerusalem Post reported Thursday on its website. Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Chief of General Staff Gabi Ashkenazi and Chairman of the NATO Military Committee, Admiral Giampaolo Di Paola made the decision Wednesday...
Al Ahram Weekly (Free subscription) | 14/11/2009
The Israeli navy reported having discovered tons of rockets and other weapons onboard a ship bound for Syria. But Syrian officials dismiss all allegations, Bassel Oudat reports from Damascus
NYDailyNews (Free subscription) | 12/11/2009
The Israeli military on Wednesday released documents and photos it said proved Iran was behind a huge shipment of weapons Israeli navy commandos intercepted last week.
DrudgeSiren.com - All Stories (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009
Israeli navy intercepts arms ship...
Ghost of a flea (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009
November 4, 2009. The Israel Navy intercepted the "Francop" cargo ship, which was laden...
Israel Matzav (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009
Yes, I'm in Boston again. Still sitting in the airport. For those who are wondering, yes, I'm going to see Dore Gold destroy Richard Richard Goldstone tomorrow (that's not why I came in - it just worked out.The Israeli navy intercepted an Iranian cargo ship carrying 500 tons of arms for Hezbullah on Wednesday. To put this in perspective, when the Israeli navy intercepted...
Sofia News Agency (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009
The Israeli navy has intercepted a ship carrying hundreds of tons of Iranian weapons intended for Hezbollah in Lebanon, the Israeli military has said. The Antiguan-flagged vessel, Francop, was boarded 160km off the Israeli coast, the military said, and has been towed to the port of Ashdod. The vessel was intercepted "near Cyprus", the Israeli military said,...
BBC News (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009
Israel's navy intercepts a ship carrying concealed weapons about 160km (100 miles) off its coast, the military says.
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009
Tel Aviv - The Israeli Navy overpowered a cargo ship with weaponry and ammunition hidden on board overnight, the military said Wednesday. The Antigua-flagged ship was stopped some 160 kilometres off the Israeli coast, military spokeswoman Lieutenant-...
Israel Matzav (Free subscription) | 10/11/2009
At Pajamas Media, Connecticut Yankee's Bob Owens explains why he got a call on Monday from the Israeli foreign ministry: This morning, I was contacted by the Israeli Foreign Ministry about a photo I had blogged about on July 15, 2007, regarding a Shiite rocket attack on U.S. forces in Iraq.The rockets recovered by the Israeli Navy last week, bound for terrorists in Lebanon,...
Liberalguy (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009
"Israeli defense officials say a ship the navy confiscated on Wednesday in waters off Cyprus was carrying more than 60 tons of weapons. They say the cargo included missiles, antitank weapons and mortars. The officials said the weapons were coming from Iran and were bound for Hezbollah guerrillas in Lebanon." more
EagleSpeak (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009
Reported here : The Israeli navy intercepted a ship carrying weapons 100 nautical miles (185 kilometres) off its coastline overnight, a military spokeswoman said on Wednesday. "During the night a special marine force intercepted a ship that was supposed to be carrying cargo around 100 (nautical) miles from our shore," the spokeswoman said, adding that the vessel was sailing...
Reuters (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - The Israeli navy intercepted a cargo ship carrying weapons some 100 miles off the Israeli coast in the Mediterranean Sea and took it to a port in Israel, the military said on Wednesday.
France 24 (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
A ship intercepted by Israel for allegedly carrying Iranian weapons destined for Hezbollah entered on Friday Lebanese waters where authorities are questioning its crew, the army said. "The Francop ship entered Lebanese territorial waters at noon today and, upon its arrival off Beirut port, the navy in cooperation with UN naval forces searched the vessel," an army statement said.
