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Monday, December 22, 2014

Israeli Navy to Receive New Warships from Germany

IDF MEKO CSLFour new corvette warships are on their way to the Israeli Navy, courtesy of the German government.

According to a report by Reuters news agency and Israel Hayom, Germany announced it would be funding the ships, made by German company ThyssenKrupp, to the tune of €115 million ($143 million), pending approval by German parliament’s budgetary committee.

The deal, which was formulated in November and could be approved by the end of this month, is part of the country’s restitution for the Holocaust.

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