Israel and Greece Conduct Joint Military Exercises
Naval forces from both nations participated in the 'MEDUSA 15-2026' drills in the Mediterranean Sea.
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Israel and Greece Conduct Joint Military Exercises
Photograph: Cumhuriyet (embedded from source)
What this story says
- Israel and Greece conducted joint military exercises in the Mediterranean Sea.
- The drills, named 'MEDUSA 15-2026', involved Greek frigates and Israeli missile boats.
- The exercise took place in the wider area of Crete, the Myrtoo Sea, and south of Karpathos.
- Scenarios included tackling drone threats and involved forces from Greece, Egypt, Cyprus, France, and Italy.
Who covered it
Percentages are shares of the 8 outlets carrying a published leaning rating. 39 of the 47 outlets we know ran this story carry no rating and are not counted in them. Coverage measured .
Trust
42/100
Craft
57/100
Hype
41/100
47 sources · methodology
Thin on the left so far
Only 1 of the 8 outlets with a published leaning rating that ran this story are rated left.
This story is still being watched, so it is a count and not yet a finding. Coverage keeps arriving for hours after an event, and a side that has published nothing this morning may publish by tonight. If it is still true when we stop checking, we will say so plainly.
Israel and Greece have conducted joint military exercises in the Mediterranean Sea. The multinational exercise, designated 'MEDUSA 15-2026', involved naval forces from both countries and took place in the wider area of Crete, the Myrtoo Sea, and south of Karpathos. The drills included scenarios for tackling drone threats.
The exercise involved forces from Greece, Egypt, Cyprus, France, and Italy. Reports indicate that two Greek frigates and two Israeli missile boats participated. The stated aim of the exercise was to strengthen operational cooperation and enhance the ability of the navies to act together.
Disagreement on exercise timing
Cumhuriyet stated that the exercise was conducted two weeks prior to its report. DefenceTurk and Haberler reported the joint naval exercise took place two weeks ago. However, Iefimerida and onlarissa.gr reported that the exercise was underway, having begun on September 10 and scheduled to last until September 19, 2026.
What the coverage left out
No centre-rated outlet reported on this story. The left-rated report did not mention the specific involvement of Egypt, Cyprus, France, and Italy, nor did it detail the focus on drone threats. None of the right-rated digests mentioned the specific operational areas of the Myrtoo Sea or south of Karpathos, nor did they detail the participation of Egypt, Cyprus, France, and Italy beyond what was implied by the exercise name 'MEDUSA 15-2026'.
Still developing. We have re-checked which outlets are covering this 4 times, most recently on 20 Sept 2026, 22:15, and will add the sides that appear.
How each side covered it
Our own reading of the reporting listed below, written from the outlets’ articles rather than quoted from them. The reasoning is set out on our methodology page.
Left
1 rated outlet
- Cumhuriyet's report led with the joint military exercise conducted by Israel and Greece in the Mediterranean. It stated the exercise aimed to strengthen operational cooperation and increase the ability to act effectively together. The report mentioned that the exercise involved training in various operational scenarios, including tackling threats.
Centre
0 rated outlets
No outlet rated centre has run this story so far. We are still checking, and will say plainly if that does not change.
Right
7 rated outlets
- Right-rated reports focused on the joint naval exercise between Greece and Israel. Anadolu Ajansı described the exercise as 'highly symbolic' and noted the participation of two Greek frigates and two Israeli boats. WIN stated that the exercise sent a clear message to Turkey against potential hostilities, aiming to bolster Mediterranean cooperation and defence. Iefimerida highlighted that the exercise involved drones and infrastructure protection.
Questions about this coverage
- How did the left and right cover Israel and Greece Conduct Joint Military Exercises?
- Of the 8 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 13% are rated left, 0% are rated centre, 87% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 47. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.
- Is Israel and Greece Conduct Joint Military Exercises left or right?
- Too few of the outlets on this story carry a published leaning rating to say. 8 of them do, and this site does not characterise a field under 12: at that size one newsroom filing moves the share by ten points. The percentages above are the count as it stands.
- Is the coverage of Israel and Greece Conduct Joint Military Exercises biased?
- Israel and Greece Conduct Joint Military Exercises is one event reported by 47 outlets, and this page does not rate the story as biased or unbiased. What it publishes is the spread: which outlets ran it, where named rating organisations place each of them on the spectrum, and what each side chose to lead with. A leaning rating describes an outlet's record over time, not this article, and the two should not be run together.
- Which side is not reporting Israel and Greece Conduct Joint Military Exercises?
- When we first saw this story, outlets rated left had barely covered it. Coverage accretes for hours after an event, so that is where to look rather than a verdict — the split above is the current count, and it is the one to read.
- Which outlets covered Israel and Greece Conduct Joint Military Exercises?
- 47 that we know of, every one of them listed further up this page with a link to its own report and to what we hold on the publisher. Nothing here is a summary of somebody else's summary: the outlets are named so the original reporting can be read.
- What was the 'MEDUSA 15-2026' exercise?
- The 'MEDUSA 15-2026' was a multinational military exercise involving Greece, Egypt, Cyprus, France, and Italy. It took place in the Mediterranean Sea, including areas around Crete, the Myrtoo Sea, and south of Karpathos, and focused on scenarios such as tackling drone threats.
- Which naval forces participated in the drills?
- The joint military exercise between Israel and Greece involved two Greek frigates and two Israeli missile boats. The broader 'MEDUSA 15-2026' exercise included forces from Greece, Egypt, Cyprus, France, and Italy.
- What was the stated purpose of the exercise?
- The stated aim of the joint exercise between Israel and Greece was to strengthen operational cooperation and enhance the ability of the navies to act effectively together. Some reports suggested it also sent a message to Turkey regarding Mediterranean cooperation and defence.
Read it at the source
47 outlets, grouped by the leaning a published rating gives them. Every headline links to the original; an underlined outlet name opens our profile of that publisher.
Left
1Centre
0No outlet in this group ran the story.
Right
7- Israel and Greece Conducted Joint Naval Exercises: EADaily (opens EADaily in a new tab)
- The Interdisciplinary Exercise "MEDUSA 15 -2026" Is Underway in Crete: Drones and Infrastructure Protection Are in the Spotlight - iefimerida.gr (opens Iefimerida in a new tab)
Iefimerida — is Iefimerida biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Greece, Israel Hold Joint Military Exercise in Eastern Mediterranean: Reports (opens Anadolu Ajansı in a new tab)
Anadolu Ajansı — is Anadolu Ajansı biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Greece, Israel hold joint naval drill in Eastern Mediterranean (opens Daily Sabah in a new tab)
Daily Sabah — is Daily Sabah biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Israel, Greece send message to Turkey with naval exercise (opens WIN in a new tab)
- Israeli and Greek Marines Conduct Joint Exercise in the Mediterranean (opens i24NEWS in a new tab)
- "MEDUSA 15-2026": The Multinational Exercise Features Fighters, Warships, Submarines and Drones (opens Protothema in a new tab)
Protothema — is Protothema biased? Our profile of this outlet
Not rated
39- Greece, Cyprus, Egypt test war readiness | Greek News On Demand / ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΑ ΝΕΑ ΤΩΡΑ (opens greeknewsondemand.com in a new tab)
greeknewsondemand.com — is greeknewsondemand.com biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Main phase of Medusa-15 successfully concluded in Greece (opens Egyptian Gazette in a new tab)
Egyptian Gazette — is Egyptian Gazette biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Exercise "MEDUSA" Completed - Message of Strength to Crete and the Myrtoan Sea - PatrisNews - Patris Newspaper of Ilia (opens PatrisNews in a new tab)
PatrisNews — is PatrisNews biased? Our profile of this outlet
- MEDUSA: Multinational Exercise Completed in Crete — Focus on Tackling Drones (opens Unknown in a new tab)
Unknown
- Greek Soldiers Were Thrown Into the Sea During a Military Exercise. (opens haberglobal.com in a new tab)
haberglobal.com — is haberglobal.com biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Joint Military Exercise From a Dirty Alliance. (opens Akşam in a new tab)
- Joint Greek-Israeli Naval Exercise in the Eastern Mediterranean - The Turks Are Concerned (opens sigmalive.com in a new tab)
sigmalive.com — is sigmalive.com biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Greek and Israeli Warships in Joint Exercise in the Eastern Mediterranean - Greek and Israeli Cannons Against the Mixed-Race Turkified Neo-Ottomans (opens Tribune.gr in a new tab)
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- Military Activity in the Mediterranean: Joint Exercise by Israel and Greece. (opens yenicaggazetesi.com in a new tab)
yenicaggazetesi.com — is yenicaggazetesi.com biased? Our profile of this outlet
- The Interdisciplinary Exercise "MEDUSA 15 – 2026" Is Underway in Crete: Drones and Infrastructure Protection Are in the Spotlight - ONLARISSA.GR News Larissa (opens onlarissa.gr in a new tab)
onlarissa.gr — is onlarissa.gr biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Exercise "MEDUSA 15 – 2026" Underway in Crete: Drones and Infrastructure in Focus (opens ekriti in a new tab)
- Exercise "MEDUSA 15 – 2026" Underway in Crete: Drones in Focus (opens sofokleousin.gr in a new tab)
sofokleousin.gr — is sofokleousin.gr biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Exercise "MEDUSA 15-2026" Underway: Drones and Infrastructure Protection in Focus - See Photos (opens flash.gr in a new tab)
- Greece, Israel hold joint military exercise in Eastern Mediterranean: Reports (opens milletnews.com in a new tab)
milletnews.com — is milletnews.com biased? Our profile of this outlet
- "MEDUSA 15 – 2026" Launched in Crete with Emphasis on Drones and Infrastructure (opens Business Daily in a new tab)
Business Daily — is Business Daily biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Israel and Greece Conduct Military Exercises in the Mediterranean. (opens DefenceTurk in a new tab)
DefenceTurk — is DefenceTurk biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Greek and Israeli naval forces hold joint drills in Eastern Mediterranean (opens Greek Herald in a new tab)
Greek Herald — is Greek Herald biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Israel and Greece Conduct Joint Military Exercise (opens Habertürk in a new tab)
- Israeli and Greek Navies Conduct Joint Exercise in the Mediterranean. (opens Haberler in a new tab)
- Greece – Israel: Joint Naval Training in the Eastern Mediterranean with "HYDRA" and "NIKIFOROS FOKAS" (opens pelop.gr in a new tab)
- Joint Greek-Israeli Exercise in the Eastern Mediterranean with Frigates and Missile Boats - Video and Photos (opens Newsit.gr in a new tab)
- Greece — Israel: Joint Naval Training in the Eastern Mediterranean — The Message of Cooperation and the Israeli Sa'ar (opens OnAlert in a new tab)
- Israel and Greece Conducted a Joint Naval Exercise. (opens Haber7 in a new tab)
- Another Message to Erdogan: The Israeli and Greek Navies Held a Joint Exercise (opens Unknown in a new tab)
Unknown
- Joint Greek-Israeli Naval Exercise Between Crete and Cyprus (opens flight.com.gr in a new tab)
flight.com.gr — is flight.com.gr biased? Our profile of this outlet
- MEDUSA 15 – 2026: The Large Multinational Exercise Is Underway (opens Alpha TV in a new tab)
- MEDUSA 15-2026: Multinational Military Exercise with Frigates, Submarines, Fighters and UAVs (opens zougla.gr in a new tab)
- "MEDUSA 15-2026": The Multinational Exercise Features Fighters, Warships, Submarines and Drones (opens Unknown in a new tab)
Unknown
- Drone Attack Scenarios in Crete – Multinational Exercise "Medusa" Underway (opens Unknown in a new tab)
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- The Interdisciplinary Exercise "MEDUSA 15" in Crete and Karpathos - Attack Scenarios with "Swarms", the "Centaur" in the Exercise (opens lawandorder.gr in a new tab)
lawandorder.gr — is lawandorder.gr biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Drone Attack Scenarios in Crete - Multinational Exercise "Medusa" Underway (opens Creta24 in a new tab)
- MEDUSA 15: Attack Scenarios with "Swarms" of Drones in Crete and Karpathos - "Centaurus" in the Exercise (opens ertnews.gr in a new tab)
ertnews.gr — is ertnews.gr biased? Our profile of this outlet
- MEDUSA 15 – 2026: The Multinational Exercise Will Feature Fighters, Warships, Submarines and Drones (opens ΑΘΗΝΑ 9,84 in a new tab)
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- "MEDUSA 15-2026": The Multinational Exercise Features Fighters, Warships, Submarines and Drones (opens Pentapostagma in a new tab)
Pentapostagma — is Pentapostagma biased? Our profile of this outlet
- "MEDUSA 15 - 2026": With Fighters, Warships, Submarines and Drones, the Multinational Exercise - The Operational Scenarios (opens parapolitika.gr in a new tab)
parapolitika.gr — is parapolitika.gr biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Exercise MEDUSA 15: With Fighters, Warships, Submarines, Drones - The Operational Scenarios (opens CNN Greece in a new tab)
CNN Greece — is CNN Greece biased? Our profile of this outlet
- MEDUSA 15 – 2026: The Multinational Exercise Will Feature Fighters, Warships, Submarines and Drones (opens NewsBomb in a new tab)
- MEDUSA 15 – 2026: From Amphibious Operations to Drone Swarms (opens Naftemporiki in a new tab)
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- "MEDUSA 15 - 2026": Large Military Exercise of Greece, Egypt and Cyprus - The Operational Scenarios (opens dnews.gr in a new tab)
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