French navy arrives in Israel for first joint exercises in decades

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French navy arrives in Israel for first joint exercises in decades
Yaniv Kubovich

The Israel Navy has participated in joint naval exercises with the French Navy for the first time in almost 60 years. Two Israeli missile boats, INS Eilat and INS Kidon, drilled with French warships in training for a large number of scenarios. These included joint training with helicopters, naval gunnery target practice, practicing defense from missile attacks on the ships, as well as treating mass casualties and evacuating the wounded. 

In the first part of the exercise, the Israeli ships docked two weeks ago in France in the port of Toulon on the Mediterranean Sea. During the visit to France, the commander of the Israeli navy, Vice Admiral Eli Sharvit, met with his French counterpart, navy Chief of Staff Admiral Christophe Prazuck. The exercises lasted a few days before the ships returned to Israel. 

A few days ago, French warships arrived in the port in Haifa to conduct the second part of the exercise in Israeli waters, and a large number of French aircraft also participated in the exercises.

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