Atlit naval base

32°42′19″N 34°56′02″E / 32.70528°N 34.93389°E / 32.70528; 34.93389 Atlit naval base is a classified Israeli Navy base on the northern Mediterranean coast of Israel. The base is home to Shayetet 13, Israel's naval commando unit. Within its grounds stands Château Pèlerin, a medieval crusader fortress currently closed to the public.[1]

Altit Naval Base
 Israel
Coat of Arms of the base
TypeNaval Base
Site information
Owner Israel Defense Forces
Operator Israeli Navy
Garrison information
Garrison Israeli Navy
Château Pèlerin, on the grounds of the Atlit naval base
A view of the base

In 2010, Israeli prime minister Benyamin Netanyahu visited the base to salute the commandos who took part in the Gaza flotilla raid.[2] During the Operation Arrows of the North, Hezbollah claimed that its drone squadron successfully struck the Atlit base.[3]

  1. ^ The Most Beautiful Place in Israel That You Can’t See, Haaretz
  2. ^ Netanyahu salutes Shayetet 13 soldiers in 'Marmara' raid
  3. ^ Najjar, Farah. "Hezbollah target Israeli naval base near Haifa". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2024-09-24. The group says in a statement that it unleashed a squadron of attack drones on the headquarters of the Israeli army's Special Naval Task Force at the Alit Base. Hezbollah said that this attack on the Alit base targeted "the locations of [Israeli] officers and soldiers" and achieved direct hits.