Francop Affair
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The Francop Affair was a high seas incident on November 4, 2009 in which the Israeli Navy seized the cargo ship MV Francop in the eastern Mediterranean Sea and its cargo of hundreds of tons of weapons allegedly bound from Iran to Hezbollah. The incident is also known by its military operation name, Operation Four Species.[1]
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Four Species | |
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Part of the Iran–Israel proxy conflict and the Hezbollah–Israel conflict | |
Planned by | Israeli Navy |
Objective | Seize freighter Francop |
Date | 4 November 2009 |
Executed by | Shayetet 13 |
Outcome | Successful Israeli naval interception |
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