# Raising the Altalena: Netanyahu digs up sunken 1948 arms ship in ‘pre-election stunt’

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- France 24, 2026-08-31 16:54 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20260831-raising-altalena-netanyahu-digs-up-sunken-1948-arms-ship-irgun-pre-election-stunt

> The Altalena, carrying weapons for a right-wing militia, was sunk 78 years ago off Tel Aviv on the orders of Israel’s founders. The wreck’s discovery last week has given Israel’s right-wing government ammunition to target the left and try to redirect the campaign ahead of October’s legislative elections.