The drama that almost sparked a war: Where did the Air Force planes fly on Monday night | Avi Ashkenazi
The article reports on heightened security tensions in Israel four days before the elections, amid reports of Israeli Air Force planes flying to the Iran border. The IDF does not identify preparations for an attack, and a security source assesses that the talk of war serves political interests in Israel and the US. The flight is described as a routine exercise.
Avi Ashkenazi's article in Maariv deals with the growing security tensions in Israel four days before the elections, expected to take place on Tuesday at 07:00. The IDF is on high alert, with the Air Force on alert at a level more than six times greater than on October 6, 2023. Forces are deployed across all arenas: Lebanon, Syria, the West Bank, Gaza, and even the 80th Division has been reinforced to secure Eilat and the Arava. The article refers to an unconfirmed report that dozens of Air Force planes flew to the Iran border on Monday night. A security source is quoted as saying that the talk of war may serve interests in Israel and the US, especially given the nearly simultaneous elections. However, the IDF does not identify signs of preparations for an immediate attack by enemies. The flight attributed to the Air Force appears to have been a routine training exercise, and the report in the US exceeded all proportion, according to the article.