Successive reports said US military cargo planes landed at Israeli airbases as part of an airlift, coinciding with Israeli security establishment talk of preparing for the possibility that US President Donald Trump decides on a military campaign against Iran. Details on the number and cargo varied, and reports quoted an Israeli political source saying a decision to launch an attack has not yet been definitively taken.
Coverage varied between focusing on the number of planes and where they landed, and focusing on the political dimension linked to anticipation of US President Donald Trump's decision on Iran, with differing levels of detail on the cargo and the other airports that received similar planes.