The vessel was found 500 meters underwater, over seven decades after it was was brought to Israel's coast by the Irgun militia loaded with weapons and fighters. Ben-Gurion saw it as a threat to the state's sovereignty and ordered it to be fired upon

IDF says it had no part in search for Irgun ship sunk by army; 16 Irgun members, 3 IDF troops died in incident that became right-wing symbol; chances of lifting still-intact…

Netanyahu uses incident to illustrate dangers of civil war; Ben Gvir likens himself to Irgun leader Begin at separate press event