A fleet of a dozen warships including the aircraft carrier USS Harry Truman and at least one Israeli vessel have reportedly sailed through the Suez Canal under heavy Egyptian guard. Heading from the Mediterranean Sea toward the Red Sea, the fleet was the largest military armada in years and follows the same route US warships took prior to the attack on Iraq. The London-based daily Al-Quds Al-Arabi quoted unnamed eyewitnesses saying the Egyptians had closed down the entire canal over the weekend to commercial and civilian traffic and confined Egyptian fishermen to ports in the southern lakes as a security precaution. The Israeli navy declined to comment on the report. However, it is known that Israeli warships have only recently returned to using the canal after unilaterally avoiding it due to fears of a terror attack on their ships. Joining a US flotilla would certainly be a safer option for them. Egyptian opposition figures have been quoted as saying the move was in preparation for a possible strike on Iran.
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