Conflict & Security
Egyptian Navy marks 59th anniversary of sinking the Israeli destroyer Eilat
October 21, 2026 at 02:27 PM
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المدمرة إيلات.. سفينة إسرائيلية أغرقتها البحرية المصرية قبل 59 عاما
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يواليوم السابع
سادة البحار.. القوات البحرية تحتفل بعيدها التاسع والخمسين
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مصالمصرى اليوم
«زي النهارده».. تدمير وإغراق المدمرة إيلات 21 أكتوبر 1967
(opens the publisher’s site)Egypt marked its 59th Navy Day on October 21, commemorating the 1967 destruction of Israel's destroyer Eilat off Port Said.
- The Eilat, a British-built destroyer sold to Israel in 1955, was sunk by Egyptian missile boats off Port Said on October 21, 1967.
- Navy Commander Lt. Gen. Mahmoud Adel Fawzy, speaking at the anniversary press conference, said the Navy is carrying out development plans to enhance combat capabilities and localize arms production.
- Fawzy said the Navy secures Egyptian coasts and territorial waters around the clock to protect the state's economic interests.