USS Ross docked at the Ashdod port – the first US Navy ship to do so in 20 years. Commander Kyle Raines of the U.S. Sixth Fleet said that the port visit “reinforces the strong and enduring partnership between our two nations”. US Navy ships to Israel usually dock at the port of Haifa.

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-israel-navy/u-s-navy-returns-to-israeli-port-in-sign-of-deep-alliance-idUSKCN1ML2IU

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