Part of the Iran–Israel proxy conflict and the Hezbollah–Israel conflict
Weaponry that was hidden under sacks of Polyethylene that served to disguise it as civilian cargo on the Francop
Planned by
Israeli Navy
Objective
Seize freighter Francop
Date
4 November 2009
Executed by
Shayetet 13
Outcome
Successful Israeli naval interception
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Shayetet 13 boardings
Santorini
Karine A
Francop
Gaza flotilla raid
Victoria
KLOS C
The Francop Affair was a high seas incident on November 4, 2009 in which the Israeli Navy seized the cargo ship MV Francop in the eastern Mediterranean Sea and its cargo of hundreds of tons of weapons allegedly bound from Iran to Hezbollah. The incident is also known by its military operation name, Operation Four Species.[1]
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