33K views · 34 reactions | The Israel Aircraft Industries Kfir is an Israeli-built all-weather, multirole combat aircraft based on a modified French Dassault Mirage 5 airframe, with Israeli avionics and an Israeli-made version of the General Electric J79 turbojet engine. | Military Leak | Facebook

Happy Friday from the flight deck! Learn about our aircraft of the month, the Israeli Aircraft Industries’ Kfir. Do you know the English translation of the Hebrew word Kfir? | Intrepid Museum

Turkey's Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan announced on Friday that the country had closed its ports and airspace to Israeli ships and aircraft. It follows Fidan's recent call to suspend Israel from the UN General Assembly over its "genocidal aggression" in Gaza, as well as its refusal to accept a ceasefire proposal in which Hamas would disarm and a regional peacekeeping force would take control of postwar Gaza. The last instance of a country's suspension from the General Assembly was the refusal of