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Tuesday, March 29, 2022
Israeli jets escort American bomber to Gulf
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleEmanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
Israeli F-15 fighter jets escort an American B-52 bomber as it made its way through Israeli airspace en route to the Persian Gulf in an apparent show of force to Iran amid lingering tensions in the region.
“The flight was held as part of close cooperation with the US military, which represents a significant element in ensuring the security of the State of Israel’s airspace and the Middle East,” the Israel Defense Forces says in a statement.
Israeli jets escorting American bombers have become a regular fixture in the skies of the Middle East in recent months as tensions between Tehran and the West have risen amid an attempt to negotiate a new deal that would block the Islamic Republic from obtaining nuclear weapons in exchange for sanctions relief.
מטוסי ״בז״ (F-15) ישראליים, ליוו היום מפציץ אמריקאי מדגם B-52, אשר חצה את שמי מדינת ישראל ממערב למזרח, בדרכו למפרץ.
הטיסה התקיימה כחלק משיתוף הפעולה המבצעי ההדוק עם צבא ארה״ב, המהווה נדבך משמעותי בשמירה על ביטחון שמי מדינת ישראל והמזרח התיכון pic.twitter.com/heNY63u7Cu
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