ZAGREB, 10 Feb 2022 - Croatian Defence Minister Mario Banožić and Israeli Ambassador Ilan Mor on Thursday praised the military cooperation between Croatia and Israel, the Defence Ministry said in a press release.
Banožić spoke of technical cooperation in equipping and modernising the Croatian armed forces, participation in courses and conferences, and cooperation in firefighting efforts.
Banožić expressed satisfaction with the defence cooperation and said he was confident that the two countries would intensify their future cooperation to their mutual benefit.
Mor thanked the Ministry for its support in organising the first Lightning of the Heavens memorial march in Croatia, when Israeli paratroopers commemorated Hannah Szenes on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the birth of the Israeli national heroine.
Szenes participated in World War II as a member of the allied forces. She was arrested by Hungarian gendarmes near the northwestern Croatian town of Čakovec during her attempt to infiltrate Hungary and rescue Jewish people. She was eventually tried and executed by firing squad.
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