The Israeli Air Force (IAF) broke its own distance record on Sunday with a strike on a refueling plane at the airfield at Mashhad in northeast Iran, at a distance of 2,300 kilometers (over 1,400 miles) from Israel.
The Israel Defense Forces said in a statement:
A short while ago, the IAF struck an Iranian aerial refueling aircraft at Mashhad Airport in eastern Iran, approximately 2,300 kilometers from Israel. The IAF is operating to establish aerial superiority over Iranian airspace.
This marks the longest-range strike conducted since the beginning of the operation.
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The Times of Israel added:
A large fire could be seen at Mashhad Airport following the Israeli strike.
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The strike on Mashhad Airport potentially marks the Israeli Air Force’s farthest-ever strike. In 1985,
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