Eye on the Enemy: ’’Israel’s’’ largest UAV Crashes, Netanyahu cedes Jordan Valley
Channel 2
"Israel's" largest UAV crashed in Gedera during a test flight. The "IAF" doesn't possess many of such an aircraft that is meant to be utilized in complex intelligence gathering missions 2000 kilometers far from "Israel". The "Israeli" army is currently trying to ascertain whether the malfunction that led to the crash was humane, technical or an overlap between the two.
It has been reported that the ruins of the UAV were scattered in an orchard near Gedera, and an eyewitness affirms that the aircraft span in the sky and later fell on the ground and exploded. Our military correspondent, Nir Dvori reported that the Eitan UAV, which is the largest drone possessed by the "IAF", was being tested and preliminary investigations indicated that the drone carried a heavy shipment and executed a dangerous routine flight, which caused the wing to break and the drone to crash.
A joint Air Force and "Israel" Aerospace Industries team has been set up to investigate the circumstances behind the accident. Commander Air Force Maj. Gen. Ido Nechushtan said, "What we can reveal is that a wing fell during the test flight and led to the crash, as I suggest not going further with the analysis and waiting for the full investigation report, as we always do." Eitan is a one strategic drone that can stay aloft for 40 hours and can carry radars, cameras and additional sensors, and it's capable of reaching Iran and other countries too. The UAV is also able to provide quality video images via satellite. The drone is estimated at $10 million, and the "IAF" is expected to acquire more of these UAVs in the future.
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Mofaz: Coping with the US Against Iran
"Israeli" TV
Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee chairman Shaul Mofaz said that the EU oil embargo on Iran is a very important step-forward, "for it is not about only imposing sanctions, but executing them too." So the sanctions on the Iranian oil and its central back are very significant steps, and I think that these steps will be very effective on the Iranian regime. He added that the West led by the U.S. and Europe must impose more sanctions to wobble the regime and to halt the Iranian nuclear program saying that "this is the right direction and the right strategy that must be adhered to."
Mofaz stated that the military option is the last resort and it should not be led by "Israel". "We must be prepared for any option, any possibility, but the military option is the last resort and should be led by the US and the rest of the western countries."Israel" must show its sincerity, the nuclear threat is not "Israel's" problem alone, it is an existential threat, but it's not less dangerous to the West and the United States, and I think they are realizing that more and more. Today Iran's nuclear revolution poses an existential danger to "Israel", and I hope we won't reach this level. "Israel" has to guarantee with its fellows that this won't happen. But if Iran becomes a nuclear power, although it is a threat to the safety of the world, it would lead to a huge nuclear arms race in our region."
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Netanyahu cedes Jordan Valley
Ma'ariv - Ben Caspit
Prime Minister's envoy tells the Palestinian representatives that "Israel" would be satisfied with tight security arrangements along the Jordan River. "Israel" does not claim sovereignty over the Jordan Valley and in fact it cedes it. These were the results of the secret talks held between the "Israeli" and Palestinian representatives.
Sources told Ma'ariv that the envoy of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Mr. Yitzhak Molho, suggested during the exploratory meetings that "Israel" would agree to abandon control on the Jordan Valley in exchange for intensive security measures at the Jordan River. Commenting on the report, the "Israeli" Prime Minister's Office said that such leaks "are meant to distort the negotiations which both sides agreed to keep secret and to avoid leaking information to media outlets."
However, the source who is familiar with the talks, confirmed that the "Israeli" statement during the talks demonstrates an official "Israeli" concession on sovereignty in the Jordan Valley for security arrangements along the river.
These words correlate to a speech in the Knesset last year, where Netanyahu laid out his principles for peace and security and did not include the traditional "Israeli" demand for sovereignty along the Jordan River.
Source: Hebrew Newspapers, Translated by moqawama.org
