https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/pm-hails-finding-of-irgun-arms-ship-altalena-denounces-ben-gurion-for-attacking-it-in-1948Continuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/pm-hails-finding-of-irgun-arms-ship-altalena-denounces-ben-gurion-for-attacking-it-in-1948https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/pm-hails-finding-of-irgun-arms-ship-altalena-denounces-ben-gurion-for-attacking-it-in-1948#u49131Wed, 26 Aug 2026 11:00:09 +0000Israel has located the Altalena, an Irgun arms ship sunk by the Israeli military in 1948. The vessel was found intact 1,650 feet underwater in the Mediterranean Sea. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu praised the discovery and denounced David Ben-Gurion for the 1948 attack on the ship. The find brings renewed attention to a period of internal conflict during the state's founding that nearly caused the nation to tear itself apart.Why it mattersThe Altalena was a gun-running ship operated by the Irgun. Its sinking by the Israeli military in 1948 sparked a violent confrontation between differ