A chopper carrying the commander of the Israel Navy, Admiral Eliezer Marom, made an unscheduled landing earlier Tuesday evening. The chopper was returning from a navy awards ceremony at Atlit when a trouble light turned on, compelling the crew to land the craft. Also on board was the commander of the Shayetet 13 naval commando unit.

Citations were awarded to members of the elite Shayetet 13 unit, the commandos who executed the operation against the Mavi Marama.

(Yechiel Spira – YWN Israel)