Israeli Navy first time in US Navy-led international maritime exercise
Israel participated alongside several countries that recently normalized ties with Israel including the United Arab Emirates, Morocco, and Bahrain.
Ships from partner nations of Combined Task Force North participate in a photo exercise during a 60-nation International Maritime Exercise/Cutlass Express 2022 (IMX/CE22), in the the Arabian Gulf, Middle East, in this photo taken on February 9, 2022.(photo credit: US Naval Forces Central Command/2nd Class Helen Brown/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS )Updated: