Klos C cargo ship seizure

The Klos C cargo ship seizure, dubbed Operation Full Disclosure (Hebrew: מבצע חשיפה מלאה), was a military operation carried out by the Israel Defense Forces on 5 March 2014, in the Red Sea. After days of surveillance far out to sea, Israeli Navy Shayetet 13 commandos seized the Iranian-owned and Panamanian-registered merchant vessel Klos C that had set sail from Iran, heading for Port Sudan via Iraq.^[1] On board, the commandos found long-range missiles suspected to be destined for the Gaza Strip concealed in containers full of Iranian bags marked as Portland cement.^[2] An unnamed senior Egyptian security official reportedly confirmed that the arms shipment was headed for militants in either Gaza or Sinai.^[3] A UN panel of experts concluded that the weapons came from Iran and were being sent to Sudan, accusing Iran of violating the arms embargo.^[4] United Nations Security Council Resolution 1929 authorizes states to seize items, including arms, that Iran is forbidden from exporting.

Klos C cargo ship seizure
Part of the Iran–Israel proxy conflict
Operation Full Disclosure task force
Planned by	Israeli Navy
Objective	Seize merchant vessel KLOS C
Date	5 March 2014
Executed by	Shayetet 13 and Shayetet 3 (INS Hanit, INS Hetz)
Outcome	Successful Israeli naval interception

Iranian-made M-302 rockets seized by the Israeli Navy from the captured ship

The operation was led by Major General Ram Rothberg, commander-in-chief of the Israel Navy, on board Sa'ar 5-class corvette INS Hanit. INS Hetz, a Sa'ar 4.5-class missile boat, also participated.^[5]

See also

• Francop Affair – Similar seizure of Iranian weaponry on the high seas
• Karine A Affair – Similar seizure of Iranian weaponry on the high seas
• Gaza flotilla raid – Where a ship attempting to break the blockade of Gaza was boarded and seized
• Victoria Affair – Ship carrying Iranian weapons bound from Syria to Hamas in Gaza and captured by Israel