《纽约时报》网站2008年6月19日报道,以色列100多架美制战斗机参与演习,地点位于地中海东部海域。此次参演的主力战机仍然为 F-16和 F-15战斗机,此外少量空中加油机和武装直升机也参与了这次演习。此次演习以空军重点演练了远程奔袭,跨距超过1500千米,而这个距离正好是以色列与伊朗纳坦兹核设施之间的距离。如此大规模的军事演习,正在昭示着一场战争已经迫在眉睫。而以色列军方对外宣布说只是近期举行的例行军事演习,没有什么针对性。这种说法明显是站不住脚的。军演的目的是吸引世人的眼球,这旨在向世人说明以 The New York Times website reported on June 19, 2008 that more than 100 U.S.-made fighter jets from Israel are participating in the exercise at the eastern Mediterranean Sea. The main fighters participating in this show are still F-16 and F-15 fighter jets, in addition to a small amount of aerial tanker and helicopter gunships also participated in the exercise. The exercise rehearsed by the Air Force focused on long-range raids, spanning over 1,500 km, which is exactly the distance between Israel and the Natanz nuclear facility in Iran. Such a large-scale military exercise is making clear that a war is imminent. However, the Israeli military announced that it was only a routine military exercise held in the near future and was not targeted. This argument is obviously untenable. The purpose of the military exercise is to attract the world's attention, which aims to explain to the world