After warship seen in Suez, IDF says assets in ‘multiple arenas’ November 4, 2024A fleet of Israel Navy boats patrolling the waters in the Mediterranean Sea from threats emanating from the Gaza Strip. (IDF Spokesperson's Unit)(IDF Spokesperson's Unit)After warship seen in Suez, IDF says assets in ‘multiple arenas’ Tweet WhatsApp Email https://worldisraelnews.com/after-warship-seen-in-suez-idf-says-assets-in-multiple-arenas/ Email Print The video shows the ship flying both Israeli and Egyptian flags in accordance with regulations requiring that the host nation’s flag be flown next to that of the transiting vessel.By Joshua Marks, JNSAfter an Israeli warship was spotted transiting the Suez Canal over the weekend, the IDF said on Monday that Israeli naval forces were deployed in “multiple arenas.”Vessel rotations occur “according to plans and in line with ongoing situational assessments,” the IDF said in reply to a JNS inquiry.On Saturday, video of what appeared to be an Israeli Navy Sa’ar 5 class missile corvette passing through the canal was widely circulated on the Internet. The Sa’ar 5 was recently succeeded by the Sa’ar 6-class, manufactured for the Israeli Navy by Germany. An Israeli Sa’ar 5 warship navigates the Suez Canal in Egypt today pic.twitter.com/1B9L0gCQK7— Open Source Intel (@Osint613) November 2, 2024The video shows the ship flying both Israeli and Egyptian flags in accordance with regulations requiring that the host nation’s flag be flown next to that of the transiting vessel. A small crowd of onlookers can be seen observing the unusual scene, with two smaller Egyptian police boats escorting the vessel. IDF sailors can be seen standing on the deck.Read WATCH: Israeli Navy intercepts drone over the Red SeaWhile Egypt has maintained a peace treaty with Israel since 1979, it has been described as a “cold peace,” with the government in Cairo and on the Egyptian street often hostile toward Jerusalem. Despite this, Cairo has been one of the leading mediators in the year-long negotiations over the release of Israeli hostages kidnapped in the Hamas-led attack of Oct. 7, 2023.The initial outrage over the video prompted the Suez Canal Authority to issue a statement on Sunday.قناة السويس تلتزم بتطبيق اتفاقية القسطنطينية التي تكفل حرية الملاحة بالقناة دون تمييز لجنسية السفن العابرة رداً على ما تم تداوله من تساؤلات على بعض منصات التواصل الاجتماعي حول قيام هيئة قناة السويس بالسماح بعبور السفن الحربية pic.twitter.com/SXX3TAnC5k— هيئة قناة السويس Suez Canal Authority (@SuezAuthorityEG) November 1, 2024 “In response to questions raised on some social media platforms about the Suez Canal Authority allowing warships of different nationalities to cross the Maritime Channel, the Suez Canals Authority affirms its commitment to the implementation of international conventions that guarantee the freedom of navigation for ships passing the Channel, whether they are commercial or war vessels, without discrimination,” the Egyptian state-owned authority said.“The citizenship of the ship is in accordance with the articles of the Constantine Agreement, which constitute an essential guarantee to maintain the channel’s status as the most important maritime passage in the world,” the statement continued.Read WATCH: Israeli Navy intercepts drone over the Red Sea The Convention of Constantinople of 1888 was a multilateral trade treaty concerning control over the Suez Canal which is still in effect today.It established the canal as an open waterway to all ships in peacetime and in war regardless of nationality. Israeli navySa'ar 6Suez Canal