Santorini affair

Santorini affair
Part of the Second Intifada
Planned byIsraeli Sea Corps
ObjectiveSeize weapon-smuggling boat Santorini
DateMay 2001
Executed byShayetet 13
OutcomeSuccess

The Santorini was a fishing boat used for weapons-smuggling, which was captured in May 2001 by the Israeli Shayetet 13 Naval Commando Unit.[1][2] This was the first ship caught in an attempt to smuggle weapons to Palestinian-controlled territories.[3] In May 2002, three of the Santorini's crew members were convicted of attempting to smuggle weapons into the Gaza Strip.[3]

  1. ^ "מבזקים.נט » מבזקי חדשות לפי קטגוריה » חדשות". mivzakim.net.
  2. ^ "Weapons Found on 'Karine-A' and 'Santorini'".
  3. ^ a b Harel, Amos (12 December 2002). "Military tribunal convicts three 'Santorini' crew members". Haaretz. Retrieved 28 March 2011.