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Live UpdateFrom the Liveblog of Tuesday, July 19, 2022
Israeli Navy chief hosts Greek counterpart to discuss boosting cooperation
Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent.
Israeli Navy chief David Salama (left) and chief of the Hellenic Navy, Stylianos Petrakis at the Haifa naval base, July 19, 2022. (Israel Defense Forces)
Israeli Navy chief David Salama hosted the chief of the Hellenic Navy, Stylianos Petrakis today at the Haifa naval base, the military says.
“Petrakis met with senior officials from the Israeli Navy to discuss the continuation and strengthening of cooperation and joint exercises between the two navies in the region,” the Israel Defense Forces says in a statement.
He was also briefed on a “variety of matters” from the head of Naval Operations and the commander of a missile ship, the IDF adds.
The IDF says Petrakis concluded his brief trip with a visit to the Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum in Jerusalem.
