AMMAN (Dispatches) – A German military photographer posted on Friday two pictures of Jordanian fighter jets taking part in the Zionist regime’s aerial exercise this month on social media, apparently inadvertently revealing that the kingdom had participated in the Zionist-hosted drill.
Until the cameraman, Falk Bärwald, posted the photographs on his Instagram account, Jordan’s participation in the two-week-long exercise had officially been kept a secret.
In one photo, a Jordanian F-16 fighter jet can be seen riding along a runway in the Zionist regime’s Air Force’s Ovda base, just north of Eilat, while a French Rafale jet flies above it. In the second, a Jordanian F-16 could be seen taking off from the same base.
The German military photographer later deleted his post, though the images had already been downloaded and shared widely on Twitter, Telegram, and other social media platforms.
In years past, aviation analysts and enthusiasts have spotted what appeared to be Jordanian planes taking part in the exercise — in both 2017 and 2019 — though these have not necessarily been definitive, as commercially available plane-tracking software has been known to show false readings.
Though the Zionist regime and Jordan, who signed a treaty 27 years ago this week, are known to work closely militarily, Amman generally looks to downplay this cooperation, in light of the Jordanian public’s general antipathy toward the occupying regime.
The Zionist regime’s exercise kicked off on October 14 and concluded on Thursday. Eight countries participated in the drill with the regime. In addition, representatives from a number of countries, including the commander of the United Arab Emirates air force, came to the occupied territories to observe the drill.