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Divers place mock munitions on the floor of the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Rishon LeZion, Israel, Sunday, June 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Sam Mednick)
July 10, 2026, 8:54 pm
Inside Israel’s push to clear sea munitions, part of global push to protect waters
Israel looking to return a 2-kilometer stretch of shoreline to people living Rishon LeZion after decades of it being used as a firing range, but the task is daunting
By SAM MEDNICK
An Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Frank E. Petersen Jr. (DDG 121) sails in the Arabian Sea during Operation Epic Fury, March 18, 2026. (US Navy photo)
April 23, 2026, 4:46 am
US intercepts Iran oil tankers in Asian waters as demining of Hormuz expected to take months
Maritime security source says US Navy is working to target Iranian ships away from the Mideast waterway due to threat of mines, which Pentagon predicts could take 6 months to clear
By Agencies
An Iranian Revolutionary Guard vessel watches an American warship in the Strait of Hormuz May 19, 2023. (Jon Gambrell/AP)
July 2, 2025, 9:10 am
Iran readied to mine key Strait of Hormuz after Israel began strikes, say US sources
US intelligence said to have detected sea mines loaded onto naval vessels, though move may have been ruse to ramp up pressure on Washington by appearing ready to close key waterway
By Gram Slattery and Phil Stewart
Illustrative photo of the MT Agrari oil tanker (YouTube screenshot)
November 25, 2020, 6:12 pm
Oil tanker damaged off Saudi Arabia in mine explosion
Attack by ‘unknown source’ near Yemeni border strikes the MT Agrari, a Maltese-flagged, Greek-managed vessel
By Jon Gambrell
US Navy Cmdr. Sean Kido talks to journalists at a 5th Fleet Base in the United Arab Emirates, June 19, 2019. (AP/Kamran Jebreili)
June 19, 2019, 3:52 pm
US Navy expert: Mine in tanker attack resembles Iranian make
Officer says parts from unexploded mine used to attack ships last week similar to bomb made by firm linked to Revolutionary Guards
By Jon Gambrell
Stormy weather on the beaches of Tel Aviv on Friday, December 13, 2013, as the first storm of the year hits the city. (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)
January 28, 2017, 10:50 am
Storm washes explosive fuses up on Tel Aviv beaches
Police sappers working to locate dozens of devices; north blanketed in snow as Israel hunkers down in wintry weather
By ToI Staff
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