Israel Warns Iran on Military Buildup in Syria, Won't Send Jets to U.S. Drill

by Paul Goldman and F. Brinley Bruton

TEL AVIV, Israel — Israel has reportedly canceled plans to send warplanes to a joint military exercise with the U.S. amid concern about the buildup of Iranian forces across the border in Syria.

The decision not to send F-15 jets to the drill in Alaska was widely reported by the Israeli media to linked to worries over a possible Iranian attack, potentially involving an armed drone. A spokesman for the Israel Defense Forces confirmed to NBC News that “aircraft participation in the exercise was adjusted.”

Late on Tuesday, Education Minister Naftali Bennett became the latest in a string of senior Israeli officials to promise the country would respond to threats from Iran and elsewhere.

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Source: NBC News