US Delivers First F-35 Stealth Fighter Jets to Israel
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu thanked President Obama and the American Congress after receiving two state-of-the-art F-35 fighter jets on Monday. Israel has ordered 50 aircrafts, each costing more than $100 million, according to reports.
“Israel is your best and your most reliable ally in the Middle East and beyond the Middle East. We will always remain so,” Netanyahu said in reference to the United States.
Turning to his countries enemies, he said:
“Whoever thinks to attack us – will be attacked. Whoever thinks to destroy us puts himself in existential danger.” Credit: Facebook/The Prime Minister of Israel via Storyful
