Dozens of IAF jets, refueling aircraft flew 'as far as Iran border' in practice sortie - report

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Dozens of Israeli Air Force fighter jets and refueling aircraft flew near the Iranian border on Monday, passing through Syrian and Iraqi airspace in a practice sortie. The operation, described by Israel as a "power projection" to deter Iran, was reportedly detected by Iranian air defense systems and preceded the October 27 Knesset elections.

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While some sources told Axios that the sortie was not unusual and was intended to deter Iran, US officials said that Israel knew Iran’s air defense systems would detect the jets.

Dozens of IAF jets, refueling aircraft flew 'as far as Iran border' in practice sortie - report

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