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Israel approves purchase of fighter jets from the US

Al Jazeera · 🇶🇦 public Qatar · · 435 words · By Al Jazeera Staff
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Israel approves purchase of fighter jets from the US Israel to buy two new combat squadrons of F-35 and F-15IA advanced fighter aircraft from Lockheed Martin and Boeing in a deal worth tens of billions of dollars.

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What happened

Israel approves purchase of fighter jets from the US Israel to buy two new combat squadrons of F-35 and F-15IA advanced fighter aircraft from Lockheed Martin and Boeing in a deal worth tens of billions of dollars.

Why it matters

Israel has given final approval for a multibillion-dollar deal to buy two new combat squadrons of advanced F-35 and F-15IA fighter jets from United States manufacturers Lockheed Martin and Boeing, the Ministry of Defence says.

Common ground

Israel’s Ministerial Committee on Procurement signed off on the deal as the initial phase of a 350-billion-shekel ($119bn) programme to boost the country’s armed forces and “strengthen readiness ahead of a demanding decade for Israeli security”, it said on…

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The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Glittering Generalities: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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eFinder identified 2 propaganda techniques in this article. These signals explain how wording, emphasis, or missing context can shape a reader's interpretation.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 7 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Israel’s Ministerial Committee on Procurement signed off on the deal as the initial phase of a 350-billion-shekel ($119bn) programme”
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Two independent web sources (Aaj English TV and MiGFlug.com) confirm the Ministerial Committee on Procurement's approval and the 350-billion-shekel ($119 billion) program value.
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web search NEUTRAL — The Israeli Ministerial Committee on Procurement has approved the procurement of two additional squadrons of advanced fighter aircraft, namely one each of F-15IA and.
https://militarywatchmagazine.com/article/israel-major-expan…
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web search NEUTRAL — On May 3, Israel’s Ministerial Committee on Procurement approved the purchase of two full squadrons — 25 F-35I Adir stealth fighters and 25 F-15IA strike aircraft — in a deal worth tens of billions of…
https://migflug.com/jetflights/israel-orders-50-new-fighters…
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web search NEUTRAL — The deal, approved by Israel’s Ministerial Committee on Procurement, is a first step in a 350 billion shekel ($119 billion) plan to bolster Israel’s military and “strengthen readiness ahead of a deman…
https://english.aaj.tv/news/330458056/israel-approves-plan-t…
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Claim 2: “Israel to buy two new combat squadrons of F-35 and F-15IA advanced fighter aircraft from Lockheed Martin and Boeing in a deal worth tens of billions of dollars.”
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Multiple independent sources, including Al Jazeera and Google News, confirm Israel's approval to purchase two new combat squadrons of F-35 and F-15IA aircraft from Lockheed Martin and Boeing.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of fighter aircraft used by the United States. This includes those of the 1962 United States Tri-Service aircraft designation system, 1924–1962 Air Force, pre-1962 Navy, and undesignate…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_United_States_fighter_…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Boeing F-15EX Eagle II is an American multirole fighter derived from the McDonnell Douglas F-15E Strike Eagle. The aircraft resulted from U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) studies in 2018 to recapi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_F-15EX_Eagle_II
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The McDonnell Douglas (now Boeing) F-15E Strike Eagle is an American all-weather multirole strike fighter derived from the McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle. Intended for the Dual-Role Fighter (DRF) progra…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McDonnell_Douglas_F-15E_Strike…
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Claim 3: “Under the deal, Israel would buy a fourth F-35 squadron from Lockheed Martin and a second squadron of F-15IA fighter jets from Boeing.”
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Although the 'Evidence for claim 2' section was empty, the evidence provided for claim 0 explicitly states: 'Israel will purchase a fourth F-35 squadron and a second F-15IA squadron'.
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Claim 4: “The US Navy maintains a blockade of Iranian ports.”
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The evidence provided for this claim consists of documents regarding the US Constitution from 1787, which are completely irrelevant to the claim about a current naval blockade of Iranian ports.
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web search NEUTRAL — 1This text of the Constitution follows the engrossed copy signed by Gen. Washington and the deputies from 12 States. The small superior figures preceding the paragraphs designate clauses, and were not…
https://uscode.house.gov/static/constitution.pdf
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web search NEUTRAL — The Constitution of The United States
https://www.loc.gov/static/classroom-materials/constitution/…
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web search NEUTRAL — The signing of the Constitution took place on September 17, 1787, at the Pennsylvania State House (now called Independence Hall) in Philadelphia.
https://www.constitutionfacts.com/content/constitution/files…
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Claim 5: “The US and Israel launched a war on Iran on February 28”
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Five independent cross-references (TASS, France24, Al Jazeera, SCMP, and another source) all report that the US and Israel launched a war on Iran on February 28.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — The United States and Israel launched a war against Iran on February 28.
https://tass.com/world/2126415
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Even during the war against Israel and the United States that began on February 28, Iran has hanged seven people in connection with the January protests
https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20260413-iran-execut…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — The strike on the Al Salmi is the latest in a string of assaults on merchant vessels by missiles or explosive air and sea drones in the Gulf and Strait of Hormuz since the United States and Israel’s w…
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/31/drone-attack-sparks…
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Claim 6: “a fragile ceasefire has been in place since April 8”
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Wikipedia and multiple web search results confirm a ceasefire between the US and Iran was agreed upon on April 8, 2026.
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web search NEUTRAL — On 8 April 2026, [a] the United States and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire in the 2026 Iran war, mediated by Pakistan. Iran had rejected the draft proposal for a 45-day two-phased ceasefire framew…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war_ceasefire
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web search NEUTRAL — A two-week ceasefire between the United States and Iran has halted 40 days of US-Israeli attacks on Iran that had pushed the region to the brink of a wider war. The truce, brokered by Pakistan ...
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/8/us-iran-ceasefire-de…
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web search NEUTRAL — After a month and a half of spiraling conflict in the Middle East, the United States and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire on Tuesday - less than two hours before US President Donald Trump's ...
https://www.cnn.com/2026/04/08/middleeast/us-iran-ceasefire-…
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Claim 7: “In December, Boeing was given an $8.6bn contract for Israel, including 25 new F-15IAs and an option for 25 more.”
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Three independent sources (Pentagon announcement via web search, Globes, and a US Muslim group report) confirm the $8.6bn contract for 25 F-15IAs with an option for 25 more.
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web search NEUTRAL — Boeing received an $8.6 billion contract to produce F-15IA fighter jets for Israel as part of a foreign military sales agreement, according to a Pentagon announcement Monday.The contract covers the de…
https://avweb.com/aviation-news/boeing-contract-for-israel-f…
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web search NEUTRAL — The US Department of War has approved a deal for the sale of 25 Boeing F-15 fighter aircraft to Israel for $8.577 billion. The deal, which is for the F-15IA model, includes an option to purchase a fur…
https://en.globes.co.il/en/article-message-to-iran-us-sells-…
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web search NEUTRAL — "This contract provides for the design, integration, instrumentation, test, production and delivery of 25 new F-15IA aircraft for the Israeli Air Force with an option for an additional 25 F-15IA aircr…
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/americas/us-muslim-group-condemns-p…
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