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๐บ๐ธ๐ฎ๐ฑ Emergency declared at Ben Gurion Airport after incoming aircraft reports malfunction.
Israeli channels claim a hydraulic failure. Iraqi channels report the aircraft was engaged over Iraq and forced to return to Tel Aviv.
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๐บ๐ธ๐ฎ๐ฑ The KC-135 appears to be flying a holding pattern just outside Tel Aviv after circling over the sea for some time, most likely to burn off fuel, before attempting an emergency landing.
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The fact they're still flying those over Iraq is actually pretty mad. Not the actions of a nation in control. Bet there will be some clenched buttcheeks coming in for this one.