Israeli jets in Turkey to bombard Iraq
Turkey-Israel, Politics, 9/28/2001

The London- based " Foreign report" said in its Thursday's issue quoting Israeli military sources as saying that Israeli jet fighters have positioned in Turkey over the possibility of launching air strikes against Iraq as might be ordered by the Israeli prime minister Ariel Sharon.

The source said that Sharon might order the launching of such air strikes if Iraq would fire missiles against Israel as it did (Iraq) during the Gulf war (the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait.).

Worthy mentioning that Israel did not retaliate to the Iraqi missiles at the request of the US, but Sharon announced that the reply this time (If Iraq attacks Israel) will be without an early consultation with the US, according to " foreign report" which is established by " Janes" group which is specialized in defense issues. The magazine did not explain were the Israeli planes are stationed in Turkey.

Worthy mentioning that Turkey and Israel signed a defense agreement that provides for permitting the two countries warplanes to station in the other.

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