Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu [said](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=suGYku5NDa4) the maritime domain has become an “international battlefield,” pointing to the Strait of Hormuz and Bab el-Mandeb, as he vowed to expand Israel’s surface and undersea warfare capabilities during a visit to the Ashdod naval base with Defense Minister Israel Katz:


> I am visiting the Navy base in Ashdod today together with the defense minister and Navy commanders. I am impressed by the strength, by the people, by the platforms. We know that the maritime domain has effectively become an international battlefield. 
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> You see it in the Strait of Hormuz, you see it, of course, in Bab el-Mandeb, and our enemies want to threaten our maritime space in the Mediterranean, our seaports and our maritime traffic. Of course, we will not allow that to happen.
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> I heard from security officials that they need more platforms. A sixth submarine has arrived in Israel. 
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> They want more: more vessels and other capabilities that I am not going to detail here.
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> But I will tell you one thing: in this domain as well, both surface and undersea, I intend for Israel to be one of the world leaders in this form of warfare. 
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> We will protect the State of Israel from the sea as well.


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