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Israel and Greek navies hold Mediterranean drill and sink target ship
The Israeli and Greek navies held a joint exercise in the Mediterranean, sinking a decommissioned Greek frigate with missiles and a torpedo. The Times of Israel interpreted the exercise as a message to Türkiye.
The Israeli military announced that the Israeli and Greek navies conducted a joint exercise in the Mediterranean this week. Israeli missile boats and various units of the Greek navy took part in the exercise.
The exercise included scenarios involving the detection and neutralization of threats at sea, sailing as a combined force and sinking an enemy vessel with missile fire.
Decommissioned frigate sunk by torpedo
Naval News reported that the Greek navy tested Israeli-made SPIKE missiles for the first time during firings conducted north of the Sea of Crete on October 21. The decommissioned Bouboulina frigate was struck by missiles and then sunk by a torpedo fired by a Greek submarine. Two Israeli missile boats also carried out undisclosed missile launches.
Israeli Navy Commander Vice Admiral Eyal Harel, his Greek counterpart Vice Admiral Dimitrios-Eleftherios Kataras and Greek Chief of Defence General Dimitrios Choupis took part in the exercise. Harel said, "The strategic partnership with Greece is an important force multiplier."
Commentary calls it a "message to Türkiye"
Times of Israel reporter Emanuel Fabian described the exercise as a message to Türkiye. The newspaper wrote that Israel and Greece oppose Ankara's growing influence in the region, while the Israeli military described the exercise as "a significant leap forward in naval military cooperation between the two countries."
The exercise took place days after the parliament in eastern Libya approved, on October 20, the maritime jurisdiction agreement signed with Türkiye in 2019. Israel and Greece oppose the agreement.
As relations between Türkiye and Israel have sharply deteriorated in recent years because of the war in Gaza, Israel's military cooperation with Greece is deepening.
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