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Netanyahu visits US airmen in southern Israel: Our cooperation is historic

By Lazar Berman 5 March 2026, 7:07 pm
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Lazar Berman is The Times of Israel's diplomatic reporter

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visits the Ovda Israeli Air Force base in southern Israel housing both Israeli and American air crews, on March 5, 2026. (Ma'ayan Toaf/ GPO)
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visits the Ovda Israeli Air Force base in southern Israel housing both Israeli and American air crews, on March 5, 2026. (Ma'ayan Toaf/ GPO)

The cooperation between Israel and the US in the campaign against Iran “is historic,” says Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in a visit the Ovda Israeli Air Force base in southern Israel housing both Israeli and American air crews.

“We continue striking targets of the terrorist regime in Iran as well as terrorist elements in Lebanon,” says Netanyahu. “The achievements are significant, but the work is still great.

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