ISRAEL-CONFLICT-NAVY-HEZBOLLAH-HAMAS

Missile boxes "Gabriel" are seen onboard the Israeli vessel Saar 5 Class Corvette "INS Hanit" during the "Novel Dina 17" training session in the Mediterranean Sea on April 4, 2017. Israel's navy had historically been one of the smaller and less well-known parts of its military. Although more than 90 percent of Israels imports come via sea, in the wars with Arab neighbours in the 1960s and 1970s, the airforce and ground troops played the primary roles. But in the years since the 2006 war, a key change has occurred: Israel has discovered major gas fields off its coast. Protecting the non-moving "easy targets" of gas platforms, the commander said, provides a new challenge. For that reason the country is investing in new warships, the Saar 6. / AFP PHOTO / JACK GUEZ (Photo credit should read JACK GUEZ/AFP via Getty Images)
Missile boxes "Gabriel" are seen onboard the Israeli vessel Saar 5 Class Corvette "INS Hanit" during the "Novel Dina 17" training session in the Mediterranean Sea on April 4, 2017. Israel's navy had historically been one of the smaller and less well-known parts of its military. Although more than 90 percent of Israels imports come via sea, in the wars with Arab neighbours in the 1960s and 1970s, the airforce and ground troops played the primary roles. But in the years since the 2006 war, a key change has occurred: Israel has discovered major gas fields off its coast. Protecting the non-moving "easy targets" of gas platforms, the commander said, provides a new challenge. For that reason the country is investing in new warships, the Saar 6. / AFP PHOTO / JACK GUEZ (Photo credit should read JACK GUEZ/AFP via Getty Images)
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