For first time, France and Cyprus join Israel’s Noble Dina naval drill The 2021 version of Noble Dina featured six ships, including submarines. (Courtesy of the Israel Defense Forces) JERUSALEM France and Cyprus for the first time have joined the Israeli Navy-led Noble Dina naval exercise, which takes place annually but was canceled last year due to the coronavirus pandemic. The exercise series, which this year took place March 7-12 in waters west of Cyprus, previously included counterterrorism scenarios and drills to protect ports. This year, as in the past, ships practiced anti-submarine procedures. The navies also conducted search-and-rescue scenarios as well as a drill simulating battle between ships, the Israel Defense Forces said.
A dog smells pieces of tar from an oil spill in the Mediterranean Sea, on a beach in the Gdor Nature Reserve near Michmoret, Israel, Monday, March 1, 2021. The cleanup from the disastrous oil spill that has blackened most of the country s shoreline is expected to take months. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
Israel suspects Iran connection to Mediterranean oil spill By Associated Press AP
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JERUSALEM (AP) Israeli authorities said Wednesday that a Libyan-owned tanker suspected of smuggling oil from Iran to Syria was responsible for spilling tons of crude into the eastern Mediterranean last month, causing one of Israel s worst environmental disasters.
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