One member of Israel’s newest graduating class of submariners told i24NEWS, “Before letting you maneuver the most expensive piece of machinery in the Israeli Army, they want to make sure you will not crack along the way.”
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Israeli navy soldiers on board the Israeli Dolphin-class submarine in Haifa on September 07, 2009. The Dolphin class is a diesel-electric submarine which was developed and constructed in Germany for the Israeli Navy's specific needs. The Dolphin boats are considered among the most sophisticated and capable conventional submarines in the world. Photo by Moshe Shai/FLASH90 **MAARIV & AGENCIES OUT** *** Local Caption *** ???? ??? ??? ????? ?????? ?? ??? ??"? ??"?