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Friday September 11, 1998

Turkey to hold first joint air exercises in Israel

JERUSALEM (JPS) -- The first joint Israel-Turkey air exercises will take place in Israel from Sunday to next Friday, according t
Aircraft from the two countries have trained in each other's airspace over the past two years, but this will be the first joint

For the past two years, Israeli air force planes periodically train in Turkish airspace and Turkish fighters have come to Israel to train. But they have never flown together.

Meanwhile, visiting Turkish Prime Minister Mesut Yilmaz confirmed Tuesday in Ramallah that Israel and Turkey plan to conduct joint naval maneuvers in November.

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