The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) invited ambassadors and diplomats from 44 countries to a base in the center of Israel, along with military attaches from 27 countries Thursday evening, to show them the weapons and ammunition seized from the ship Francop on Wednesday.

Brigadier General Yossi Hayman, the head of the IDF's strategic division, stressed the importance of international cooperation and the active involvement of the countries of the world in the thwarting of terror and weapons smuggling.