A first group of six F-16 fighter jets that the United States promised to deliver to Israel arrived at an Israeli air force base last week.
The six planes were part of a larger package of 50 F-16’s that will be delivered in stages over the coming months.
The modern fighter jets, which come from U.S. Air Force surplus stocks, were promised by the United States in appreciation for Israel’s cooperation with the allied forces during the 1991 Persian Gulf War.
During the war, Israel refrained from attacking Iraq in retaliation for a series of Scud missile attacks on Israeli civilian populations.
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