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Israeli fighter jets carried out ‘training exercise’ on Iran border to provoke attack: Report

Fleur Hargreaves · Middle East Eye
Published 22 Oct 2026, 8:20 am·1 h ago·1 min read
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Israeli fighter jets carried out ‘training exercise’ on Iran border to provoke attack: Report Dozens of Israeli Air Force fighter jets conducted a training on Monday, flying as far as the Iranian border, according to an Axios report, citing Israeli and US officials. Axios reported on Wednesday that Israel had informed US officials that the training exercise was designed as a show of strength and to deter Iran from attacking Israel. US officials told Axios they had the impression Israel was hoping Iran would target the Israeli jets, in order to justify a retaliation against Tehran.

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