From the Liveblog of
Sunday, June 15, 2025
Female IAF navigator back from mission in Iran says it was ‘for the peace of tomorrow’
Stav Levaton is a military reporter for The Times of Israel
An Israeli Air Force female combat navigator who took part in this weekend’s unprecedented airstrikes on Iran says it was a historic and emotional mission aimed at neutralizing a major threat to Israel.
“I felt the responsibility in the cockpit to remove a real and existential threat to the State of Israel,” says Maj. Shin, identified only by the first Hebrew initial of her name, in rare public remarks for a female member of an IAF air crew.
“We’re doing this for the peace of tomorrow. For our home. That is our mission,” she adds.
Maj. Shin flew over 1,500 kilometers (about 1,000 miles) from Israel in what she describes as a “complex and powerful aerial operation designed to ensure that our children will have a better and safer future.”
The Times of Israel Community.