Expansion of Military Cooperation between Greece, Cyprus, and Israel against Turkey
Greece, Cyprus, and the Zionist regime, within the framework of new military agreements, will increase their joint naval and air exercises in the Eastern Mediterranean starting from 2026 (1405 in the Solar Hijri calendar).
The General Staff of the Hellenic Armed Forces announced that senior military officials from Tel Aviv, Athens, and Nicosia signed a joint action plan for military cooperation in Cyprus. This agreement was reached following a meeting in Jerusalem between Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides, and Zionist regime Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The parties emphasized strengthening maritime security cooperation and advancing energy projects during the meeting.
A senior Greek official stated that the new agreement includes joint naval and air exercises and the transfer of technical knowledge from Israel to Greece and Cyprus to counter “symmetric” and “asymmetric” threats. He added that after the ceasefire in Gaza, joint exercises with Cyprus will intensify, and Greece will also join Israel’s “Noble Dina” naval exercise in the coming months.
While the Cypriot government has not yet taken a stance on this matter, the Communist Party AKEL expressed concern about the consequences of this cooperation, declaring in a statement that the Cypriot President is deepening military-political cooperation with Israel without regard to the risks.
Greece and Cyprus had previously purchased missile systems worth billions of euros from the Zionist regime. In addition, Athens is negotiating the purchase of medium- and long-range air defense and anti-ballistic systems to establish a multi-layered defense system known as the “Achilles Shield,” estimated to cost around 3 billion euros.
The Greek Parliament also approved this month the purchase of 36 PULS rocket artillery systems from the Zionist regime. These systems are planned to be deployed along Greece’s northeastern border with Turkey and on the Greek islands in the Aegean Sea.
