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Israel, Greece mark growing ties with joint air force drill

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Israel's Air Force on Monday concluded a two-week drill with the Hellenic Air Force as the two nations cemented growing ties between their militaries, recently reflected in Greece's recent move to halt a Gaza-bound flotilla set to depart from its shores.

The joint drill was held at Greece's Larisa Air Base, and several elite Israeli squadrons, along with the IDF's elite rescue unit 669 took part in the exercise along with the Greek military.
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Israeli and Greek helicopters during a joint air force drill.
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Over the past few days Greece has been working to stop the pro-Palestinian flotilla from departing to Gaza. On Sunday, the Greek government offered to transport the flotilla's aid to Gaza as a compromise in order to end the affair.

According to the Greek initiative, the humanitarian aid aboard flotilla ships will be loaded onto watercraft of the Greek government and transferred to Gaza via the organized channels, as was requested by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon two weeks ago. This means the aid would go through either the Ashdod port or Arish, and from there be taken to the Gaza Strip under the supervision of Greek and UN authorities.

The Greek government has already approached the United Nations and Israel to assess the possibility of transferring the humanitarian aid via Israel or Egypt to the Gaza Strip using Greek governmental ships, under UN supervision.


Israel, Greece mark growing ties with joint air force drill - Haaretz Daily Newspaper | Israel News
 
what the hell? no wonder greece is getting those huge depths for no reason, i really dont understand why idiots like mengele and sarkozy keeps believing that there is hope in greece!
 
strange things happen everyday. lol
This is not surprising, Greece was always Pro-Arab and Turkey always Pro-Israel.
Since the Gaza war and the Flotilla provocation, Turkey-Israeli ties have seen rock bottom and relations deteriorated. The Greek-Israeli relations however have seen steady growth ever since.
 
I wonder how Greeks are managing to conduct wargames at a time when their economy is below retrievable point.
 
I wonder how Greeks are managing to conduct wargames at a time when their economy is below retrievable point.

Not very economically savvy but still. The knowledge gained from those S-300 the Greeks and the Persians have will be very helpful when the time comes for Iran.
 

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