Mirage IIICJ in Israeli Air Force museum (13 victory markings) (Photo credit: Wikipedia) |
The newspaper quoted Israeli sources as saying that the drills were a clear message to Turkey, which decided to halt its annual military exercises with Israel following the Israeli navy attack on the Freedom Flotilla that killed a number of Turkish nationals a couple of years ago. They pointed out that the maneuvers were also held at a time of Turkish threats to Greece not to approach the natural gas offshore fields.
The Israeli government had opted to forging closer ties with Athens in a bid to find an alternate strategic ally to Ankara. (source)
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