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Flotilla 13: 66 years of Israeli commando operations in Lebanon

Shayetet-13, the elite unit of the Israeli Navy, has carried out numerous missions in Lebanon since 1958.

Flotilla 13: 66 years of Israeli commando operations in Lebanon

Front page of “L'Orient-Le Jour,” Feb. 22, 1973. OLJ archive photo.

On Nov. 1, the elite Israeli unit Shayetet-13 (S-13) kidnapped the young Lebanese civilian ship captain Imad Amhaz, a "member of Hezbollah" according to the Israeli army. However, this operation in Batroun was not the first landing of the elite unit...
On Nov. 1, the elite Israeli unit Shayetet-13 (S-13) kidnapped the young Lebanese civilian ship captain Imad Amhaz, a "member of Hezbollah" according to the Israeli army. However, this operation in Batroun was not the first landing of the elite unit...