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2024-11-09 Israel-Palestine-Jordan
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Additional squadron of US F-15E fighter jets said en route to Israel ahead of expected Iran attack, contract for 25 F-15IAs in 2031
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[IsraelTimes] The United States is continuing to send forces to the Middle East ahead of an expected Iranian attack on Israel, with flight tracking sites showing American F-15E aircraft en route to Jordan.
According to Haaretz, at least 12 of the jets are on their way to the region, joining the fighter planes already deployed.
There is no formal announcement from the US military.
Iranian leaders have warned they will mete out a "punishing" reprisal attack against Israel for a series of retaliatory sorties on October 26 — themselves a reaction to a massive Iranian ballistic missile attack on October 1 — that Jerusalem says knocked out the Islamic Theocratic Republic ’s air defenses and missile production capabilities.
Reports have indicated the Iranian attack may come as soon as this week and that projectiles could be launched from Iraq.
Earlier this week, US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin ordered several B-52 Stratofortress bomber aircraft, tanker aircraft and Navy destroyers to deploy to the Middle East,
Last month, the US rushed its advanced THAAD, or the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense, system to to Israel. The anti-missile system is a critical part of the US military’s layered air defense systems and adds to Israel’s already formidable anti-missile defenses.
Defense Ministry signs deal to procure squadron of F-15IA fighter jets
[IsraelTimes] Defense Ministry signs $5.2 billion deal to buy 25 advanced F-15IA fighter jets
US-financed agreement will see Boeing supply 4-6 jets a year starting in 2031, with option for 25 more of aircraft that have enhanced range and payload capacity
Israel signed a $5.2 billion deal Wednesday to procure a squadron of 25 advanced fighter jets, to be financed by Washington’s military aid, the Defense Ministry announced.
The deal includes 25 of Boeing’s F-15IA fighter jets — the Israeli variant of the advanced F-15EX — with options for 25 more. Under the deal, the jets will be supplied in batches of four to six a year, starting in 2031.
The Defense Ministry said the new fighter jets will be "equipped with cutting-edge weapon systems, including the integration of state-of-the-art Israeli technologies."
"The upgraded aircraft will feature enhanced range capabilities, increased payload capacity, and improved performance across various operational scenarios. These advantages will enable the Israeli Air Force to maintain its strategic superiority in addressing current and future challenges in the Middle East," the ministry said.
Eyal Zamir, the Defense Ministry director general, said Israel has secured nearly $40 billion worth of procurement agreements since the war in Gazoo
...Hellhole adjunct to Israel and Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, inhabited by Gazooks. The place was acquired in the wake of the 1967 War and then presented to Paleostinian control in 2006 by Ariel Sharon, who had entered his dotage. It is currently ruled with a rusty iron fist by Hamas with about the living conditions you'd expect. It periodically attacks the Hated Zionist Entity whenever Iran needs a ruckus created or the hard boyz get bored, getting thumped by the IDF in return. The ruling turbans then wave the bloody shirt and holler loudly about oppression and disproportionate response ...
was sparked on October 7, 2023, when thousands of Hamas
 ..the braying voice of Islamic Resistance®,...
-led hard boyz stormed the south to kill some 1,200 people and take 251 hostages.
"While focusing on immediate needs for advanced weaponry and ammunition at unprecedented levels, we’re simultaneously investing in long-term strategic capabilities," Zamir said in a statement. "This F-15 squadron, alongside the third F-35 squadron procured earlier this year, represents a historic enhancement of our air power and strategic reach — capabilities that proved crucial during the current war."
The president of Boeing Israel, former Israel Air Force chief Ido Nehushtan, said in a statement, "Boeing takes pride in its longstanding partnership with Israel, a relationship that dates back to our nation’s establishment."
"The company will continue working with the US and Israeli governments to deliver the advanced F-15IA aircraft through standard military procurement channels," he added.
News of the deal came as some in the international community, including among Israel’s allies, have urged restricting weapons deals with Jerusalem as a way to end the wars in Gaza and Leb
...an Iranian satrapy until recently ruled by Hassan Nasrallah situated on the eastern Mediterranean, conveniently adjacent to Israel. Formerly inhabited by hardy Phoenecian traders, its official language is now Arabic, with the usual unpleasant side effects. The Leb civil war, between 1975 and 1990, lasted a little over 145 years and produced 120,000 fatalities. The average length of a ceasefire was measured in seconds. The Lebs maintain a precarious sectarian balance among Shiites, Sunnis, and about a dozen flavors of Christians, plus Armenians, Georgians, and who knows what else? It is the home of the original Hezbollah, which periodically starts a war with the Zionist Entity, gets Beirut pounded to rubble, and then declares victory and has a parade. The Lebs have the curious habit of periodically murdering their heads of state or prime ministers...
On Wednesday, Egypt joined The Sick Man of Europe Turkey
...the occupiers of Greek Asia Minor...
’s call — signed by 52 other nations, including Russia and China — for the United Nations
...an organization which on balance has done more bad than good, with the good not done well and the bad done thoroughly...
to declare an arms embargo on Israel.
In October, French President Emmanuel Macron said an arms embargo is the only way to end the war in Gaza. A month earlier, citing concern over Israel’s conduct of the war, Britannia and Canada suspended some licenses for arms trade with Israel but stopped short of calling for an arms embargo.
Israel’s two largest arms sources, the United States and Germany, have resisted calls for an embargo on Israel, though each has been accused of withholding certain arms during the war. 
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