BREITBART| Published December 2, 2029
The Israeli Air Force (IAF) forced an Iranian cargo plane full of weapons for Hezbollah to turn around mid-flight on Sunday after intercepting it in Syrian airspace, according to media reports.
The Times of Israel reported:
An Iranian flight suspected to be ferrying arms to the Hezbollah terror group in Lebanon was blocked by the Israeli Air Force over Syria overnight between Saturday and Sunday, The Times of Israel has learned.
IAF fighter jets intercepted the Iranian plane over Syria and ordered it to turn around, and it did a short while later, a defense source said.
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The interception of the flight came as part of Israel’s efforts to prevent Iranian weapons from reaching the Lebanese terror group, during a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah.
A ceasefire approved by Lebanon and by the Israeli government went into effect on Wednesday morning. Under the terms of the agreement, Hezbollah is to leave the border area and withdraw north of the Litani River.
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SOURCE: www.breitbart.com
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THE TIMES OF ISRAEL | Published December 2, 2029
An Iranian flight suspected to be ferrying arms to Hezbollah was blocked by the Israeli Air Force over Syria overnight between Saturday and Sunday, The Times of Israel has learned.
IAF fighter jets flew up to the Iranian plane over Syria and ordered it to turn around, and it did a short while later.
The incident was first reported by Ynet, although the news site showed a screenshot of flight data from an unrelated Iranian Mahan Air plane that landed in Latakia in the afternoon hours on Saturday.
The interception of the flight comes as part of Israel’s efforts to prevent Iranian weapons from reaching the Lebanese terror group, during a ceasefire.
In recent months, the IDF has caused a number of Iranian flights to make U-turns over Syrian or Iraqi airspace, when they were suspected of carrying weapons to Hezbollah.
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SOURCE: www.timesofisrael.com
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