Israeli Kan News reported that an Israeli Navy submarine visibly crossed the Suez Canal above water last week.
In a report on Monday night, the Israeli broadcaster said the move was being seen as a show of force “aimed at Iran.”
Kan quoted Arab intelligence officials as saying that the Israeli Navy submarine surfaced and faced the Persian Gulf, which lies on the other side of Saudi Arabia, “in a deliberate act, approved by Egypt, and purportedly intended to send a message” to the Islamic Republic.
Reporting the move, Sputnik cited Kan report and said that the Israeli occupation army said it “does not respond to reports of this kind.”
The reported move by the Israeli Navy comes as a similar maneuver was undertaken on Monday by a US submarine. The US Navy confirmed that the guided-missile submarine USS Georgia entered the Persian Gulf through the Strait of Hormuz on 21 December, accompanied by two American warships, the guided-missile cruisers USS Port Royal (CG 73) and USS Philippine Sea (CG 58).
Source: Agencies
