{"id":19106,"date":"2019-08-20T17:33:03","date_gmt":"2019-08-20T17:33:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/uncategorized\/2019\/08\/20\/israeli-us-militaries-simulate-retaking-hijacked-ship-amid-tensions\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T19:13:23","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T19:13:23","slug":"israeli-us-militaries-simulate-retaking-hijacked-ship-amid-tensions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/news\/your-army\/2019\/08\/20\/israeli-us-militaries-simulate-retaking-hijacked-ship-amid-tensions\/","title":{"rendered":"Israeli, US militaries simulate retaking hijacked ship amid tensions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

JERUSALEM \u2014 Israel\u2019s military says it has conducted a joint exercise with U.S. special operations forces simulating the retaking of a hijacked ship<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The drill held last Wednesday comes amid heightened tensions between the U.S. and Iran in the Persian Gulf and efforts by the Trump administration to set up a naval security mission to protect shipping in the Strait of Hormuz.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The military said Wednesday that the two militaries \u201cexercised regaining control of a hijacked ship and extracting forces from enemy territory.\u201d The army said the drill had no connection to recent events and was part of its annual training plan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Israeli media this month quoted Foreign Minister Yisrael Katz as telling a parliamentary committee that Israel was taking part in the U.S.-led coalition.<\/p>\n\n\n\t