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'Dozens of Israeli jets and drones attacked in Sudan'
By Haaretz Service
Tags: IAF, Sudan air strike 

TIME Magazine on Tuesday cites high-ranking Israeli security officials as saying that dozens of Israeli jets and unmanned drones took part in the January strike on a Gaza-bound weapons convoy in Sudan.

According to sources cited in the TIME article, the attacks were carried out by F-16 fighters, which carried out two attack runs on the convoy. F-15 fighter planes were also positioned nearby, a precaution against the possibility of hostile fighters rushing to the area.

Once the first bombing run was completed, unmanned drones laden with cameras passed over convoy site to ensure its destruction. After the footage indicated that the party was only partially hit, a second pass was ordered.
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Since, according to the source, Israel had but a few days to prepare for the strike, from the time the initial Mossad tip-off was received, naval and aerial rescue teams were speedily directed to the Red Sea, ahead of a potential rescue mission, the TIME report said.

The sources told TIME that while the Americans were notified of the attack U.S. planes were not directly involved. The article added that contrary to some reports, neither a ship nor a second convoy were attacked. "There was only one raid, and it was a major operation ... [involving] dozens of aircraft," he told TIME.

Although similar shipments headed for Gaza were smuggled through Sudan before, the convoy which was attacked was unprecedented in volume, according to TIME.

The attack was aimed at warning Iran and another hostile states that Israel possesses the intelligence capability and the willingness to carry out military operations far from her borders.

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      1.   Attack on the Sudan.. 09:50  |  David Nigel Braham 31/03/09
      2.   The message. Israel`s only strategy is killing. 10:00  |  Michael 31/03/09
      3.   GO GO GO 10:44  |  daniele 31/03/09
      4.   GOOD JOB IAF, CONGRATS AGAIN. 12:18  |  BOB KING 31/03/09
      5.   No wonder the Arab League is furious. 13:13  |  Stephen. 31/03/09
      6.   Defensless 13:27  |  Andi 31/03/09
      7.   The USAF did it. The IDF gets the credit. 13:28  |  Outsider 31/03/09
      8.   hostile fighters 13:31  |  rebecca 31/03/09
      9.   Different Day, Different Story 13:35  |  Tim 31/03/09
      10.   Fingernails 13:38  |  Freeman 31/03/09
      11.   # 4 Stephan Let the Saudi`s be furious 13:41  |  petra 31/03/09
      12.   The message: Israel`s only strategy is trust itself 13:42  |  Israeli citizen 31/03/09
      13.   #6. TheRed Sea is International waters, 13:50  |  Stephen. 31/03/09
      14.   I laugh 14:12  |  Hannah 31/03/09
      15.   the downside of stephen`s or bob`s wet dream 14:19  |  arti golandsinarec 31/03/09
      16.   To # 6 Andi 14:27  |  Michael J 31/03/09
      17.   Israeli jets attack arms smugglers 14:34  |  Warren J 31/03/09
      18.   To #10, Freeman 14:34  |  Charles 31/03/09
      19.   #6 Not so defenceless at all... 14:37  |  Hastaroth 31/03/09
      20.   @Nigel 15:09  |  Piet Miller 31/03/09
      21.   International law? 15:17  |  Noria 31/03/09
      22.   TO THE "OFFENDED" 15:20  |  Brant 31/03/09
      23.   Outsider # 7 No Refueling Was Required 15:25  |  Jeff Northridge 31/03/09
      24.   Michael in the UK dressing up Jew hatred as `maturity` 16:15  |  Nemesis 31/03/09
      25.   For # 6 Andi 16:25  |  The Teacher/Instruct 31/03/09
      26.   To the UK posters:Are you upset that the Jews won`t surrender? 16:26  |  Christopher 31/03/09
      27.   Nemesis 24. You obviously prefer immaturity. 16:37  |  Michael 31/03/09
      28.   Noira 16:57  |  Brad 31/03/09
      29.   I have a dream 16:59  |  Anne 31/03/09
      30.   Michale of UK you must go to school 17:04  |  Aby 31/03/09
      31.   Sorry, Michael, you just don`t meet my standards for discussion 17:08  |  Nemesis 31/03/09
      32.   Yep, Michael from UK, it is extremely hard 17:08  |  Sceptic 31/03/09
      33.   To Andi 17:10  |  Liat 31/03/09
      34.   Chris 26 You upset the US was more anti-semitic than UK? 17:16  |  Michael 31/03/09
      35.   Better to hear about this kind of thing from foreign sources 17:17  |  Realist 31/03/09
      36.   One thing for sure 17:22  |  Chris Linthwaite 31/03/09
      37.   Aby 30. Have you been to school then? 17:22  |  Michael 31/03/09
      38.   dozens of Israeli jets 17:30  |  Zalman 31/03/09
      39.   Sudan Attack 17:38  |  Law 31/03/09
      40.   Everyone Knows.... 17:40  |  SUNDAY 31/03/09
      41.   Dozens of Israeli jets 17:40  |  Zalman 31/03/09
      42.   #6 Andi 17:44  |  Cool B 31/03/09
      43.   dozens of Israeli jets 17:49  |  Zalman 31/03/09
      44.   Bravo! 17:50  |  Vladislav Sandler 31/03/09
      45.   Nemesis 31 You`re delusional. 17:53  |  Michael 31/03/09
      46.   #2 Michael - UK You`re correct!! 18:10  |  *BEN JABO 31/03/09
      47.   #36 Linthwaite, you seem so certain 18:12  |  *BEN JABO 31/03/09
      48.   #34 Michael - UK 18:18  |  *BEN JABO 31/03/09
      49.   attack on the Sudan 18:27  |  Zalman 31/03/09
      50.   IAF Attack in Sudan 18:30  |  ERIC 31/03/09
      51.   Ben Jabo 48. Don`t be ridiculous. 18:37  |  Michael 31/03/09
      52.   Michael in UK: You history lesson is woefully incomplete 18:41  |  Christopher 31/03/09
      53.   # LAW 18:55  |  SUNDAY 31/03/09
      54.   the crucial sentence 19:04  |  Axel 31/03/09
      55.   Chris Linthwaite, Sure thing aid to Gaza 19:06  |  Tzfonit 31/03/09
      56.   Ben Jabo 49 US crimes against Jews escaping Nazis 19:06  |  Michael 31/03/09
      57.   Hey #2, yore`re all wrong 19:13  |  GC 31/03/09
      58.   52 Christopher. You need to check your facts really. 19:17  |  Michael 31/03/09
      59.   To Noria - Who is The INTL Community Going To Bomb? 19:30  |  Eli 31/03/09
      60.   #47 *Ben Jabo 19:33  |  Chris Linthwaite 31/03/09
      61.   Michael # 2 - Sorry, you`re wrong 19:37  |  ChanahS 31/03/09
      62.   #48* Ben Jabo 19:39  |  Chris Linthwaite 31/03/09
      63.   Noria 21 - thanks 19:41  |  ChanahS 31/03/09
      64.   Arithmetic Time 19:44  |  Mark Lincoln 31/03/09
      65.   to #7 Israel has the best air force in the world , USAF is no2 19:48  |  Kismo 31/03/09
      66.   Chris Linthwaite 36 19:48  |  ChanahS 31/03/09
      67.   SUNDAY #40 19:51  |  ChanahS 31/03/09
      68.   SUNDAY 53 19:57  |  ChanahS 31/03/09
      69.   re #14 "I laugh" 20:02  |  Peter 31/03/09
      70.   Israel has the best air force in the world 20:04  |  Ran 31/03/09
      71.   What a MISLEADING subject line! 20:14  |  Jay 31/03/09
      72.   Michael, few and lot 20:15  |  Aby 31/03/09
      73.   #66 Chanah S 20:23  |  Chris Linthwaite 31/03/09
      74.   Good job Israel! 20:26  |  Cindy 31/03/09
      75.   #2 Michael You can`t talk to the enemy. 20:27  |  Cindy 31/03/09
      76.   ChanahS 61. I partly agree. 20:28  |  Michael 31/03/09
      77.   Oh poor Michael in Britishstan:Need for reality check 20:33  |  Christopher 31/03/09
      78.   #23.Jeff Northridge. 20:35  |  Stephen. 31/03/09
      79.   77 Christopher. Are you a conspiracy nut? 20:56  |  Michael 31/03/09
      80.   #77 Christopher of America 20:56  |  Chris Linthwaite 31/03/09
      81.   Wonderful job IAF! 21:04  |  4:20 31/03/09
      82.   Michael U K Arab Peace lovers 21:15  |  Ron 31/03/09
      83.   Chris Linthwaite:Permit me to follow up 21:16  |  Christopher 31/03/09
      84.   Michael in UK:Try to read for once rather than your knee-jerk ant 21:23  |  Christopher 31/03/09
      85.   took 3 months for this go get out? 21:42  |  vik 31/03/09
      86.   Israel did NOT attack Sudan 21:49  |  Michael 31/03/09
      87.   Sudan`s government helped for sure 21:52  |  Michael 31/03/09
      88.   Another question to Michael from UK 22:03  |  Sceptic 31/03/09
      89.   Even Hamas is more realistic than you, Linthwaite 22:18  |  Nemesis 31/03/09
      90.   SUNDAY freedom fighters want freeedom not Obliteration by Islam 23:17  |  PETER SM 31/03/09
      91.   MICHAEL 1.This is a TIME report there is NO"big deal" from Israel 23:31  |  PETER SM 31/03/09
      92.   Killing strategy 23:53  |  Bob Gunn 31/03/09
      93.   To: Michael at No. 2 00:00  |  Sarah 01/04/09
      94.   Somebody is playing catch-up 00:36  |  allang 01/04/09
      95.   To MICHAEL 00:38  |  Ahmed 01/04/09
      96.   Chris Linthwaite 01:00  |  Gil 01/04/09
      97.   Chris Linthwaite 01:01  |  Gil 01/04/09
      98.   defencles 02:25  |  Michelle 01/04/09
      99.   Warren from Sydney 02:46  |  Michelle 01/04/09
      100.   Somebody is playing catch-up [2] 03:38  |  allang 01/04/09
      101.   #2, Michael, Wrong, care for the right answer? 04:27  |  David 01/04/09
      102.   To Chris Linthwaite (#80) in response to Christopher of America 04:48  |  flyingdoc57 01/04/09
      103.   To Nora #21 04:55  |  Zooog 01/04/09
      104.   the peaceful way 05:00  |  jr 01/04/09
      105.   Attack on Sudan 05:57  |  Lazarus 01/04/09
      106.   # 89 Lazarus 10:42  |  The Teacher/Instruct 01/04/09
      107.   #51 Michael - stop disinforming 16:05  |  *BEN JABO 01/04/09
      108.   #56 Michael - I know about the USA 16:08  |  *BEN JABO 01/04/09
      109.   #62 Linthwaite - Learn to read 16:13  |  *BEN JABO 01/04/09
      110.   #56-2 Michael UK - One more thing 16:32  |  *BEN JABO 01/04/09
      111.   #17 Warren J 00:52  |  sabra 02/04/09
      112.   sudan 01:42  |  Michelle 02/04/09
      113.   muslims in UK 02:04  |  Michelle 02/04/09
      114.   to Chris 02:14  |  Michelle 02/04/09
      115.   Givem Hell 04:22  |  Peter 02/04/09
      116.   #113, Michelle and burkas to Chris 04:46  |  Silvienne 02/04/09
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      118.   #107, Ben Jabo... 04:50  |  Silvienne 02/04/09
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      120.   #117 Silvienne - Darfur, Somalia 03:41  |  *BEN JABO 03/04/09
      121.   #118 Silvienne 03:45  |  *BEN JABO 03/04/09
      122.   #119 Silvienne 04:28  |  *BEN JABO 03/04/09
      123.   Re2 04:30  |  Raymond M Eades 03/04/09
      124.   UK is a state of Radical Islam 21:13  |  Deaner 19/04/09
      125.   Are you listening Iran? US? 15:20  |  Bill 22/05/09
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