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U.S. Airlifts Arms to Israel
(Ha'aretz) Avi Scharf - According to online aviation tracking websites, at least 11 U.S. C-17 heavy-transport aircraft landed over the past 10 days at Israel's Ben-Gurion Airport and the Israeli Air Force's Nevatim base. In addition, an Israeli cargo plane made two flights to Dover Air Force Base in the U.S. According to an IDF spokesman, it carried "advanced ammunition designed to allow significant strikes and to prepare for additional scenarios." According to reports from the U.S., Washington has provided Israel with additional Iron Dome interceptors, advanced guided weaponry and bunker-busting bombs.