In Israel, Navy Day (יום חיל הים) is celebrated on June 30. At this time in 1948 the Port of Haifa was captured by Israel during the 1947–1949 War of Independence/Palestine War. Traditionally, Navy Day is preceded by Memorial Evening.

In 1993 Admiral Ami Ayalon decided to hold the Israel Navy day in the last week of October,^[1] commemorating victories in several wars:

• The sinking of the Egyptian Navy flagship El Amir Farouq on 22 October 1948.
• Capture of the Egyptian frigate Ibrahim el Awal on 31 October 1956.
• The overwhelming successful actions of the Yom Kippur War, 6–24 October 1973.

Memorial Evening was rescheduled as well, marking the loss of destroyer INS Eilat on 21/10/1967. As of 2009 the celebrations have been elongated for a week, which for practical reasons, are held each year in August.