Israel reduced air patrols on its eastern border as the threat of a non-conventional Iraqi attack using a lone plane or drone diminished. The Israeli air force on Sunday reduced its round-the-clock patrols because it believes the American assault on Iraq had significantly reduced the danger of such an attack, the Israeli daily Ha’aretz reported.
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