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Israeli Sea Corps
Extracted from the Wikipedia article Israeli Navy.
The Israeli Navy (Hebrew: חיל הים הישראלי, Ḥeil HaYam HaYisraeli, lit. 'Israeli Sea Corps'; Arabic: البحرية الإسرائيلية) is the naval warfare service branch of the Israel Defense Forces, operating primarily in the theater as well as the Gulf of Eilat and the Red Sea theater. The current commander of the Israeli Navy is Rear AdmiralEyal Harel. The Israeli Navy is believed to be responsible for maintaining Israel's offshore nuclear second strikecapability.