Israeli navy ships

How Shayetet 3 is transforming war at sea: New details of attacks revealed - exclusive

Post reveals new details on how the navy stopped Turkey's flotilla, maintains pressure on Lebanon and Syria, and SEAL special operations.

A joint drill between the IDF’s elite Shayetet 13 navy commandos and US Army Special Forces
IDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir seen aboard an Israeli Navy warship, March 26, 2025

Israeli Navy hits Iran, Hezbollah, Syria, Yemen, and Gaza targets with precision strikes

Israel Navy soldiers operate off the coast of Ashdod, August 2024; illustrative.

Israel Navy intercepts Egyptian vessel entering blockaded waters off Gaza's shoreline, IDF confirms

 Israel's second Saar-6 corvette, a warship dubbed "Oz", sails before a welcoming ceremony by the Israeli Navy to mark its arrival, in the Mediterranean Sea, off the coast of Haifa, northern Israel June 9, 2021

Sea power in the 21st century: Built in Korea, backed by Israel


Israel navy names new Sa'ar 6 warships arriving from Germany

First of four ships expected to arrive in Israel from Germany by the end of 2019.

Israeli navy patrol vessels take part in a drill simulating the targeting of an infiltrated enemy vessel and the evacuation of a patrol boat, in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Ashdod, southern Israel November 8, 2016.

Israeli Navy on high alert over upgraded Hamas underwater terror threat

Hamas frogmen commando unit has grown in size since Operation Protective Edge in 2014.

Israeli's Navy patrols the sea near a natural gas rig

Hezbollah may use suicide ships in next war, former naval officer warns

Iran “is on the verge of reaching the Mediterranean, including the use of Syrian ports by the Iranian navy."

An Iranian naval ship travels through the Suez Canal near Ismailia, some 120 km (75 miles) north of Cairo February 22, 2011.

HMS Ocean docks in Haifa before joint drills

HMS Ocean is the flagship of the British Royal Navy as well as the flagship of the Standing NATO Maritime Group 2

British Ambassador and Commodore James Morley

The changing face of the Israel Navy

Expansion of an exclusive economic zone presents challenge to the small Israeli naval fleet.

An Israeli warship arrives at an Israeli navy base in the Red Sea resort city of Eilat July 15, 2009

WATCH: Israeli Naval commando unit releases 'hostages' in day long drill

The drill was successful.

Israeli Navy in a hostage release drill, July 11, 2017.

Israel Navy gets upgrade with advanced radar system

Navy to receive total of 11 systems as part of ongoing upgrades to fleet.

ALPHA RADAR is seen on an Israel Navy Sa’ar-4.5 missile ship

Training with dolphins: The next generation of Israel's submarine fleet

The distance from Alexandria in Egypt to Bandar Abbas off the coast of Iran is 2,998 nautical miles, a six-day journey at 20 knots (37 kph). Translation: Not a problem for Israel’s submarine fleet.

The Dolphin-class submarine first entered service in 2000

Israel, US navies to launch cadet exchange program

First exchange to involve lower-ranking officers.

Elite soldiers from the IDF’s Shayetet 13 special operations unit joined forces with US Navy SEALS

US approves possible $440 million arms sale to Israel

"This proposed sale will contribute to the foreign policy and national security of the United States by helping to improve the security of a strategic regional partner."

Israel navy drill in the Red Sea