The flight-tracking service FlightRadar24 has documented a US Navy reconnaissance plane flying off the coasts of Syria, Lebanon and Israel for more than four hours after the Israeli attack on Beirut and the assassination in Tehran escalated tensions in the region.
The navigational data verified by Al Jazeera’s fact-checking agency, Sanad, showed the EP-3E Aries II Orion arriving on the coast of Israel at about 10:00 am (07:00 GMT) from Chania airport on the Greek island of Crete.
The aircraft gathers tactical intelligence and makes it available to commanders almost instantly.
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