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(80 posts) Thu Mar 19, 2026, 12:50 PM Thursday

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Israel has a Navy [View all]

The Israeli Navy has:
7 corvettes (Sa'ar 5 class, Sa'ar 6 class)
8 missile boats (Sa'ar 4.5 class)
5 submarines (Dolphin class)
45 patrol boats
4 support ships
9,500 active
10,000 reserve

Why didn't Trump ask them for help with keeping open the Straits of Hormuz?

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Isn't their navy in the Mediterranean? SocialDemocrat61 Thursday #1

Who could have anticipated that they would be needed? LakeVermilion Thursday #2

Suez Canal StoolPigeon Thursday #4

Do they have access? SocialDemocrat61 Thursday #11

And even if they had access, Wednesdays Thursday #29

Secrecy? StoolPigeon Thursday #40

Unknown to me StoolPigeon Thursday #39

How does that line of thinking work for all the NATO allies he's shitting on? BeyondGeography Thursday #5

Depends on where SocialDemocrat61 Thursday #12

They could have transited thru the SUEZ to the Red Sea and they'd be joining US Navy. ChicagoTeamster Thursday #16

Do they have access to it? SocialDemocrat61 Thursday #17

Maybe not after cutting off Egypt but they used to have a cold peace cooperation treaty with Egypt. ChicagoTeamster Thursday #23

Israel/Suez Canal melm00se Thursday #25

That treaty is from 1888 SocialDemocrat61 Thursday #26

Plus, see my post #29, above. nt Wednesdays Thursday #30

Wikipedia appears to say yes... GJGCA Thursday #36

Cool SocialDemocrat61 Thursday #37

To the best of my knowledge, melm00se Thursday #38

could be fairly quickly - cab67 Thursday #20

That's a consideration too SocialDemocrat61 Thursday #27

Israel's warships are on the smaller side. cab67 Thursday #28

It's not the ship's width SocialDemocrat61 Thursday #32

I was taking that into account. cab67 Thursday #34

The Suez Canal was constructed in the 1860's SocialDemocrat61 Thursday #35

Again, understood. cab67 7 hrs ago #41

Cool SocialDemocrat61 5 hrs ago #43

BIbi is his ally. ananda Thursday #3

Boobi cab67 Thursday #21

It's hard to find schools and hospitals at sea Prairie Gates Thursday #6

That sums it up well. David__77 Thursday #8

They're busy blockading Gaza. Kid Berwyn Thursday #7

Wouldn't TrumpenFuhrer have to clear that deployment with AIPAC first? NoMoreRepugs Thursday #9

Damn shootin' they have a navy and the US paid "good" money for it. twodogsbarking Thursday #10

But do they have a leader right now? Bev54 Thursday #13

Getting a cup of coffee in hell, no doubt. peppertree Thursday #22

He probably did... GiqueCee Thursday #14

Furthermore, if they were so eager for this war, it should be Israeli boots on the ground.... Sogo Thursday #15

Israel will send it's navy once they have expended the last American sailor. Dan Thursday #18

Uhh, Bibi's point of view is "Why should I risk MY navy when I have those Americans who do not mind dying for me" LiberalArkie Thursday #19

+1 dalton99a 7 hrs ago #42

Sa'ar 6-class corvette's are pretty small at 1,900 tons & 295ft EX500rider Thursday #24

76mm are medium-sized guns, IIRC. Wednesdays Thursday #31

On the smaller end as Naval guns go EX500rider Thursday #33