TEHRAN, Jul. 03 – Israeli fighter jets deployed to intercept missiles and drones launched from Iran in retaliation for the regime’s aggression last month unloaded their leftover munitions on the Gaza Strip.
Citing sources from the Israeli air force, the Israeli newspaper Maariv said on Wednesday that the Israeli warplanes sent to carry out operations against Iran were not only equipped with air-to-air missiles but also with air-to-surface munitions.
After completing their missions, the report said, some pilots turned to the Gaza combat control room and suggested dropping the unused munitions to “assist” the occupation forces in the northern Gaza Strip and the southern Khan Yunis governorate.
It added that the pilots’ suggestion was welcomed and “became routine,” with the Israel air force commander, Major General Tomer Bar, instructing the regime forces to expand the initiative to all the squadrons and make it a protocol.
Every day in the course of the Israeli assault against Iran between June 13 and 24, dozens of fighter jets, which were returning to the occupied lands, flew over Gaza and dropped hundreds of munitions there, according to the report.
“Instead of scrambling planes from the ground to carry out the strikes, planes that were already in the air carried out the missions,” an Israeli air force official said.
Meanwhile, the Israeli military admitted that during last month’s aggression against Iran, Gaza was hit with a wave of heavy airstrikes.
Palestinian health authorities also said more than 800 people were killed in the Israeli attacks on Gaza during the regime’s 12-day offensive against Iran.
MEHR, 3.7.2025
