Israel Navy

IDF chief instructs military to increase readiness across all fronts ahead of Yom Kippur

The military also reinforced forces on Yom Kippur two years ago amid the war and heightened security tensions.

Israeli soldiers patrol along the Israeli-Lebanese border, on September 10, 2026.
Naval officer “O” pictured during his military service.

How naval combat with Hamas after Oct. 7 transformed a low-ranked soldier into an officer

 Shayetet 13 operatives.

Shayetet 13 Navy SEALs conduct counterterror raids near Hebron, West Bank overnight

A joint drill between the IDF’s elite Shayetet 13 navy commandos and US Army Special Forces

How Shayetet 3 is transforming war at sea: New details of attacks revealed - exclusive


Missile ship intercepts possible Hezbollah spy drone over Israeli waters

The IDF estimates that Hezbollah was content only with signaling because if it had clear offensive intentions, it would have launched several drones at the same time.

An Israeli Navy vessel is seen near the Karish gas field in the Mediterranean Sea

IDF soldiers kill RPG-armed Hamas terrorists at close range in Rafah operations

Israel's naval forces continue to provide support to ground forces, the IDF said, and have attacked terrorist infrastructure in southern Gaza.

 IDF soldiers operate in Rafah, Gaza Strip, July 15, 2024

War at Sea: Gulf of Eilat and Red Sea challenges - opinion

Focused on military issues, the government has not set goals regarding sea lanes of communication for commercial vessels to and from Israeli ports in the Red Sea.

 AN ISRAEL NAVY Sa’ar 6-class corvette equipped with the maritime Iron Dome missile defense system patrols off the coast of Eilat last month.

Passover in Gaza: IDF attacks 270 Hamas targets over the holiday

Among the targets were launch sites in a humanitarian area, terror infrastructure, observation posts, and armed terrorists.  

 IDF troops operate in the Gaza Strip. April 27, 2024.

Israel security forces hold joint exercise to prepare against aggresion in northern border

The IDF said it "continues to train vigorously to maintain complete readiness for all threats and attempts by the enemy to harm the citizens of Israel or its territory."

 Security forces conduct a joint exercise to prepare against aggression against Israel's northern border

IDF troops come under anti-tank fire in Gaza, push through in Khan Yunis

In the center of the Strip, fighters of the Nahal Brigade identified and killed a terrorist who fired an anti-tank missile at them and approached them.

 The IDF operates in the Gaza Strip. February 11. 2024.

WATCH: IDF kills 15 terrorists in Gaza, naval forces destroy building used for ambush

Israeli naval forces operated to assist ground troops by striking a building from which terrorists had launched an ambush.

 IDF naval strikes on terror target in Gaza. January 21, 2024.

IDF kills dozens of Hamas terrorists as Khan Yunis battle intensifies

Some 40 Hamas terrorists were killed over the past 24 hours in ground battles with troops and Israeli airstrikes.

 IDF soldiers on the ground in southern Gaza, January 9, 2024

IDF, Hamas terrorists clash in Gaza City orchards, as seen through bodycam

In Shejaia, shots were fired at IDF soldiers, who in turn directed an IAF aircraft to strike at the source of the fire.

 IDF soldiers active in the Gaza strip on December 27, 2023.

Israel-Hamas War: How the Navy's failures made October 7 worse

Unveiling the grave errors of the IDF Navy on October 7, the untold details of Hamas's naval raid.

 The Navy has completed the commissioning of the four state-of-the-art warships of the Sa'ar 6 model