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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu exits a submarine during a visit to the military port of Haifa on November 17, 2009. (GPO)
Netanyahu, other officials summoned to testify in state inquiry over submarine affair
By Jeremy Sharon
Former Mossad head Yossi Cohen, ex-defense chief Moshe Yaalon among those summoned under warning; IDF chief Zamir, ex-president Rivlin also to give testimony, but not as suspects
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, seen at a welcoming ceremony for a new submarine, Rahav, at the Israeli naval base in Haifa, on January 12, 2016. (Kobi Gideon/ GPO)
June 24, 2024, 6:38 pm
‘Submarine affair’ inquiry finds Netanyahu’s decisions compromised national security
Commission warns premier and 4 former defense officials that findings of probe may harm their interests; gives notice so they can submit additional testimony, view evidence
By Sam Sokol and Elana Kirsh
Illustration. The INS Tekuma, an Israeli Dolphin-class submarine, at sea. (IDF Spokesperson's Unit)
February 27, 2017, 9:42 pm
Prosecutors open criminal investigation into submarines affair
Justice Ministry says Netanyahu not involved but evidence warrants formal probe of PM’s lawyer, former naval officers
By Raoul Wootliff
An Israel Navy Dolphin-class submarine in the sea off the coast of Haifa, 2009 (Moshe Shai/Flash90)
February 8, 2017, 9:45 pm
Police open criminal investigation over submarines affair
Report says former navy chief recently questioned; Netanyahu’s attorney David Shimron, businessman Mickey Ganor and Maj. Gen. (res.) Eliezer Marom to also be grilled
By ToI Staff
Left to right, Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman, incoming head of the Israel Navy Vice Adm. Eli Sharvit, outgoing naval commander Vice Adm. Ram Rothberg and IDF Chief of Staff Gadi Eisenkot during a ceremony in the army's Tel Aviv headquarters during which Sharvit received his new position on September 12, 2016. (IDF Spokesperson's Unit)
September 12, 2016, 9:53 pm
IDF gets new top sailor, as Eisenkot makes fresh appointments
Eli Sharvit to take over from Ram Rothberg as Israel’s naval chief; army announces 21 senior position changes
By Judah Ari Gross
The Israel Navy's Dakar (IDF Spokesperson's Unit)
January 14, 2016, 8:23 am
Emotions bubble to surface over plan to name new sub after sunken Dakar
Bereaved relatives of first vessel to carry the name — which sank with all hands on deck in 1968 — divided over navy’s plans to use moniker again
By Stuart Winer
The INS Rahav, a Dolphin class made by German shipbuilder ThyssenKrupp, sets off from the German port of Kiel toward Haifa, December 17, 2015. (IDF Spokesperson's Unit)
January 12, 2016, 11:27 am
Israel set to welcome its newest nuclear-capable submarine
INS Rahav, which arrives in Haifa from Germany Tuesday, expands Israel’s purported ‘second-launch’ naval capabilities to five subs
By ToI Staff
Brig.-Gen. Mickey Edelstein, center, speaks with US Ambassador to Israel Dan Shapiro, left, and former US defense attache to Israel, Brig.-Gen. John Shapland outside of a tunnel from Gaza that was discovered near the Ein HaShlosha Kibbutz in southern Israel on October 17, 2013. (Matty Stern/U.S. Embassy Tel Aviv/CC BY-SA 2.0)
December 20, 2015, 5:33 pm
Defense minister approves fresh round of IDF appointments
New US defense attache, heads of Israel Navy, ground forces will enter their positions next year
By Judah Ari Gross
The Israel Navy's Dakar (IDF Spokesperson's Unit)
August 31, 2015, 8:52 pm
After 47 years, Israel Navy presents findings in sinking of submarine
Families of the 69 sailors who went down with the Dakar in 1968 finally receive a complete report on its disappearance
By ToI Staff
An Israeli Navy Dolphin-class submarine. (Moshe Shai/Flash90)
September 3, 2014, 11:12 am
Fourth advanced German submarine en route to Israel
Commander of Israel’s navy says Dolphin-Class INS Tanin ‘can operate at a level we have not seen until today’
By ToI Staff
July 21, 2013, 7:54 am
Black box recovered from F-16 crash
Investigation continues into cause of engine malfunction two weeks ago; box sent to US
By ToI Staff
July 7, 2013, 6:21 pm
Air force jet crashes off Gaza coast
Pilot and navigator eject from F-16 fighter jet after engine fails, crew rescued from waves uninjured; F-15 and F-16s grounded
By Stuart Winer
Alcohol (illustrative photo credit: CC-BY siddhu2020/Flickr)
From the WebJuly 1, 2013, 1:14 pm
Two navy officers dismissed following booze party
Ynet News: Navy cracks down on squadron with a history of deadly accidents and alcohol-related problems
Israeli officials on board Israel's newest Dolphin-Class submarine, the INS Rahav, during a ceremony in Kiel, Germany, Monday, April 29, 2013. (Courtesy/Defense Ministry)
April 29, 2013, 6:20 pm
Israel unveils its fifth Dolphin-Class submarine
INS Rahav, launched in Germany, will go into service later this year; foreign reports claim fleet has nuclear capabilities
By ToI Staff
August 2, 2012, 5:26 am
Navy missile passes test with ‘great success’
Flotilla 3 concludes exercises
By ToI Staff
An IDF navy missile ship (photo credit: Abir Sultan/Flash90)
July 9, 2012, 10:35 pm
Navy chief asks for more cash to protect offshore gas rigs
Billions needed to safeguard crucial national resource from regional threats
By Stuart Winer
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