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Patrolling the Gaza Coast with Israel Navy's Boat 836 The Post joins Navy patrol boat for a look at life onboard. Israel Navy's Boat 836 off Gaza coast Photo: Marc Israel Sellem/The Jerusalem Post Five Israel Navy boats travel north up the coast in formation, as black waves flow underneath, and a starry Mediterranean night sky stretches out above. The lights of Ashkelon and of the northern Gaza Strip shimmer in the distance of the hot August night. The voice of Lt. Kobi Akiva, the outgoing commander of this formation of the navy’s Dvora fast patrol boats, comes over the...

Navy tests new missile defense systems By YAAKOV KATZ 09/12/2010 01:11 Small UAVs that can be launched from ships also being considered to counter Hamas, Hizbullah. In an effort to bolster its defenses in face of Hamas and Hizbullah’s growing anti-ship capabilities, the Israel Navy is testing a new missile defense system for its small and fast patrol boats that are tasked with enforcing the blockade on the Gaza Strip and Lebanon during wartime. The navy’s patrol ships include the Super Dvora, built by Israel Aerospace Industries and the Shaldag, manufactured at Israel Shipyards. The new defense system includes a...

S.Korean Navy Fires Warning Shots at N.Korean Patrol Boat SEOUL, Oct. 30 (Yonhap) -- A South Korean navy ship fired warning shots Thursday to repel a North Korean patrol boat that briefly crossed the western sea border, the South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff said. The navy ship fired four rounds of 76 mm shells after discovering that the North Korean boat had travelled 0.5 miles past the Northern Limit Line (NLL) in the Yellow Sea at 11:37 a.m., the office said in a press release.

Father, Son Accused Of Exporting Weapons To Iraqi Government SAN DIEGO -- A father and son from San Diego are being charged with brokering a deal to illegally provide Iraq with armored patrol boats shortly before the U.S.-led war began. The arrests are the first by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents charged with tracing Saddam Hussein's sources for weapons. Authorities said Sabri Yakou was arrested at Reagan National Airport near Washington Tuesday. He appeared before a federal magistrate Wednesday on charges of violating U.S. arms-control laws. Regard Yakou -- a naturalized U.S. citizen -- was arrested Saturday in Baghdad....