{{pp|small=yes}} {{DISPLAYTITLE:''Klos C'' cargo ship seizure}} {{Short description|Israeli military operation}} {{Infobox military operation | name = ''Klos C ''cargo ship seizure | partof = the Iran–Israel proxy conflict | image = Flickr - Israel Defense Forces - Operation Full Disclosure - Israel Navy Exposed Iranian Weapons Shipment to Gaza 001a.jpg | caption = Operation Full Disclosure task force | scope = | planned = | planned_by = Israeli Navy | objective = Seize merchant vessel ''Klos C'' | executed = 5 March 2014 | executed_by = Shayetet 13 and Shayetet 3 ({{INS|Hanit}}, INS ''Hetz'') | outcome = Successful Israeli naval interception }} {{Shayetet 13 boardings}} [[File:M304RcketsfrmKlosCinEilat.png|thumb|250px|Iranian-made M-302 rockets seized by the Israeli Navy from the captured ship]] The '''''Klos C'' cargo ship seizure''', dubbed '''Operation Full Disclosure''' ({{langx|he|מבצע חשיפה מלאה}}), was a military operation carried out by the Israel Defense Forces on 5 March 2014, in the Red Sea. After days of surveillance far out to sea, Israeli Navy Shayetet 13 commandos seized the Iranian-owned and Panamanian-registered merchant vessel {{ship||Klos C}} that had set sail from Iran, heading for Port Sudan via Iraq.<ref>{{cite web|last=Lappin|first=Yaakov|date=2014-03-08|title=Iranian arms vessel captured by IDF docks in Eilat|url=https://www.jpost.com/Defense/Iranian-arms-vessel-captured-by-IDF-to-dock-in-Eilat-344702|access-date=19 December 2014|work=The Jerusalem Post}}</ref> On board, the commandos found long-range missiles suspected to be destined for the Gaza Strip concealed in containers full of Iranian bags marked as Portland cement.<ref>{{cite news|last=Zitun|first=Yoav|date=2014-03-06|title=Iran weapons ship: Behind the scenes of IDF 'Operation Full Disclosure'|url=http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4495859,00.html|access-date=19 December 2014|work=ynet}}</ref> An unnamed senior Egyptian security official reportedly confirmed that the arms shipment was headed for militants in either Gaza or Sinai.<ref>{{cite news|date=2014-03-09|title=Egypt: Iranian arms ship destined for Sinai or Gaza|url=http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4496904,00.html|access-date=19 December 2014|work=ynet}}</ref> A United Nations panel of experts concluded that the weapons came from Iran and were being sent to Sudan, accusing Iran of violating the arms embargo.<ref>{{cite web|date=2014-06-28|title=UN experts confirm: Arms shipment seized by Israel in March came from Iran|url=https://www.jpost.com/Iranian-Threat/News/UN-experts-confirm-Arms-shipment-seized-by-Israel-in-March-came-from-Iran-360842|access-date=19 December 2014|work=The Jerusalem Post}}</ref> United Nations Security Council Resolution 1929 authorizes states to seize items, including arms, that Iran is forbidden from exporting.
The operation was led by Major General Ram Rothberg, commander-in-chief of the Israel Navy, on board the {{sclass2|Sa'ar 5|corvette}} {{INS|Hanit}}. INS ''Hetz'', a {{sclass2|Sa'ar 4.5|missile boat}}, also participated.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.ynet.co.il/articles/0,7340,L-4495853,00.html|script-title=he:בראש הכוח עמדה אח"י חנית שנפגעה בלבנון|first=Yossi|last=Yehoshua|access-date=September 27, 2014|date=March 6, 2014|newspaper=Ynet|language=he}}</ref>
==See also== * ''Francop'' Affair – Similar seizure of Iranian weaponry on the high seas * ''Karine A'' Affair – Similar seizure of Iranian weaponry on the high seas * 2010 Gaza flotilla raid – Where a ship attempting to break the blockade of Gaza was boarded and seized * ''Victoria'' Affair – Ship carrying Iranian weapons bound from Syria to Hamas in Gaza and captured by Israel
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{{Israeli-Palestinian Conflict}} {{Iran–Israel proxy conflict}}
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Category:March 2014 in Asia Category:2014 in Israel Category:2014 in the Gaza Strip Category:Aerial operations and battles involving Israel Category:Arms trafficking Category:Cross-border operations of Israel Category:Maritime incidents in 2014 Category:Military operations of the Israeli–Palestinian conflict Category:Operations involving special forces of Israel Category:Iran–Israel proxy conflict Category:Israeli Navy