A video showing an “Israeli” warship passing through the Suez Canal circulated the Internet on Saturday sparking significant anger and speculation.

 

Identified as a Sa'ar corvette, the "Israeli" vessel was captured navigating through the canal while displaying both "Israeli" and Egyptian flags.

 

The incident prompted the Suez Canal Authority (SCA) to release a statement, specifically affirming its commitment to the Constantinople Convention of 1888, Anadolu Agency reported.

 

The convention explicitly states that the canal must remain "free and open at all times, both in peace and war, to every vessel of commerce or war, without distinction of flag."

 

The timing of the warship's passage coincides with a separate incident involving the German ship MV Kathrin, which was reported to have docked in Alexandria earlier this week carrying military supplies destined for "Israel".

 

In response to public concerns regarding military cooperation with "Israel", Egyptian officials issued a social media statement denying such collaborations.