Naval forces on the Dead Sea

Origins:

The purpose of the flotilla was to support the invasion of Israel and the West Bank by providing fire support for troops on or near shore, to protect and assist vehicles crossing the dead sea, rescuing crew members and passengers from aforementioned vehicles, and to prevent Israelis and Palestinians from flooding into Jordan during the war.

These vessels would be tactical implements. As such, it was decided that large ships (such as missile boats and larger) would not be built, let alone used, in the salt lake, as that it simply would not be worth the resources and manpower, and likelihood of being targeted and destroyed when it would be better to use missile launched from bases if large missiles are necessary.

There was controversy as to which type of military branch and even government agencies should have responsibility for operating the Dead Sea Flotilla. The controversy was mainly over rather Naval or Marine/Army forces would take over, and rather or not Coast Guards would even be deployed in the area.
After much deliberation, it was decided that Army forces would be dominant in providing leadership and much of the personnel, while Naval forces would provide both personnel to operate larger vessels and advisors, as that Marines are needed to invade Israel's coast.
Coast Guards did have a presence, but this generally was limited to several small patrol boats, with each getting a small crew, and their main task was to survey and watch activity on the West Bank and near Israeli waters. The reason for this was that it was believed that Coast Guard members on boats with clear Coast Guard markings were less likely to provoke the Israeli government or armed forces, and hopefully less likely to scare Palestinian militants than Navy and Marine troops on board of heavily armed gunboats and monitors painted in camouflage colors and patterns.

Vietnam's Federal Army, Federal Navy, and especially the Federal Navy's Marine Division make up the largest percentage of the Flotilla, which was also led by Marine officers, as that Vietnam has the most experience and resources when it comes to using brown-water naval forces. The Federal Army and Navy forces of Laos and Cambodia also provide significant resources.

It was also decided that when feasible, personnel would be ordered to disembark their vessels and join the fight on land.

There are several types of vessels (these are general characteristics, not any specific makes or models):
. Vehicle Recovery Motor Barge (for recovering damaged, destroyed, disabled, and broken down vehicles. Can handle up to a 45-ton tank). There is only one.
. Air Defense Monitor. Primarily armed with Close In Weapons Systems, often in the form of rotary cannons (similar to the AK-630 but in 20x102mm) to shoot at missiles and aircraft and Metal Storm guns to shoot artillery shells out of the sky.
. Minesweeper. Modified to not carry mines, and instead, have a heavier gun and portable-missile based armament.
. Gunboat. Dozens are operated.

The aforementioned vessels are, generally equipped at least with Kord machine guns. Often, when feasible, portable missile launchers, automatic grenade launchers, mortars, and even autocannons and small howitzers are mounted.

Sometimes, a Public Security Directorate Officer (most commonly also in a border security unit) would also be on board of the vessel to represent the government of Jordan. They are generally issued the same uniform as everyone else on board of the vessel but wearing Jordanian flag patches and Jordan Public Security Directorate patches.

In response, the Israeli Defense Forces Army and Navy setup their own flotilla, with Defender-class boats supplied by the Navy and manned by members of the Givati brigade. But, it lacked any real power, and the Israeli government was more interested in using their military power to directly protect land instead of sending an elite unit to get practically massacred for almost no gain during a war, and thus, practically eliminated the unit in November of 2016.