page_title: Francop Affair
hierarchical_section_title: Francop Affair
caption_attribution_description: English: On 4 November 2009, the Israeli Navy intercepted the freighter ship Francop with over 300 tons of weapons from Iran bound for Hezbollah militants in Lebanon, hidden under sacks of Polyethylene to disguise it as civilian cargo.
context_page_description: The Francop Affair was a high seas incident on November 4, 2009 in which the Israeli Navy seized the cargo ship MV Francop in the eastern Mediterranean Sea and its cargo of hundreds of tons of weapons allegedly bound from Iran to Hezbollah. The incident is also known by its military operation name, Operation Four Species.
context_section_description: The Francop Affair was a high seas incident on November 4, 2009 in which the Israeli Navy seized the cargo ship MV Francop in the eastern Mediterranean Sea and its cargo of hundreds of tons of weapons allegedly bound from Iran to Hezbollah. The incident is also known by its military operation name, Operation Four Species.
caption: Weaponry that was hidden under sacks of Polyethylene that served to disguise it as civilian cargo on the Francop
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