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In Israel,
Navy Day
(??? ??? ???) is celebrated on
June 30
. At this time in 1948 the Port of
Haifa
was captured by Israel during the 1947?1949 War of Independence/Palestine War. Traditionally, Navy Day is preceded by Memorial Evening.
In 1993 Admiral
Ami Ayalon
decided to hold the
Israel Navy
day in the last week of October,
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commemorating victories in several wars:
- The sinking of the Egyptian Navy flagship
El Amir Farouq
on 22 October 1948.
- Capture of the Egyptian frigate
Ibrahim el Awal
on 31 October 1956.
- The overwhelming successful actions of the
Yom Kippur War
, 6?24 October 1973.
Memorial Evening was rescheduled as well, marking the loss of destroyer
INS
Eilat
on 21/10/1967. As of 2009 the celebrations have been elongated for a week, which for practical reasons, are held each year in August.
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