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IDF publishes video of aerial tankers refueling fighter jets amid Iran strikes

By Emanuel Fabian 18 June 2025, 8:49 pm
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An IAF Boeing 707 refueling plane flies alongside F-35 fighter jets over the Middle East, in a handout photo issued on June 18, 2025. (Israel Defense Forces)
An IAF Boeing 707 refueling plane flies alongside F-35 fighter jets over the Middle East, in a handout photo issued on June 18, 2025. (Israel Defense Forces)

The military publishes footage showing the Israeli Air Force’s 120th Squadron’s aerial refueling of fighter jets during strikes in Iran.

An IAF Boeing 707 refueling plane flies alongside fighter jets over the Middle East, in a handout photo issued on June 18, 2025. (Israel Defense Forces)

According to the IDF, more than 600 separate aerial refuelings were carried out over the skies of the Middle East, allowing dozens of IAF fighter jets to operate in Iran, located over 1,500 kilometers from Israel.

An IAF Boeing 707 refueling plane refuels a fighter jet over the Middle East, in a handout video issued on June 18, 2025. (Israel Defense Forces)

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