In apparent preparations for a potential strike in Iran, the Israeli Air Force yesterday conducted a long-range refueling exercise.
In a statement, the IDF says the drill “simulated a long-range flight deep in enemy territory, while conducting aerial refueling several times in short periods.”
The drill was carried out over Israeli airspace, and involved one of the IAF’s Boeing 707 refueling planes, and several F-35i and F-15 fighter jets.
Israel has been on high alert amid an anticipated attack from Iran and its Lebanese proxy Hezbollah, and has warned that it will respond if such an attack is carried out.
Israeli jets recently practiced mid-air refueling to prepare for long-range sorties, the military announced Friday in what was seen as a stark warning to Iran, as the Hezbollah terror group in Lebanon sought to flex its own muscle by showing off an underground silo for precision missiles.
The region has been bracing for a major escalation in violence for more than two weeks, since Israel killed Hezbollah’s military chief Fuad Shukr and was blamed for the assassination of Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran, drawing promises to retaliate from both Iran and its Lebanese proxy.
Israel has been on high alert and has warned that it would respond if Iran or Hezbollah attack, even as low-level clashes with the Lebanese group continued Friday along Israel’s northern border.
The Israeli Air Force’s drill on Thursday “simulated a long-range flight deep in enemy territory, while conducting aerial refueling several times in short periods,” the IDF said, in an apparent reference to a potential strike in Iran or deep in Lebanon. Both strikes would likely involve the use of air-to-air refuelers.
The drill was carried out over Israeli airspace and involved one of the IAF’s Boeing 707 refueling planes, and several F-35i and F-15 fighter jets.
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