Object

Israeli F-15s at Hatzerim Air Base

Twelve F-15 Eagle fighters hunker on Hatzerim Air Base's tarmac, wings heavy with AIM-Sidewinder missiles locked and loaded. Pilots grip cockpits, engines belch heat plumes betraying throttled urgency. In the Situation Room's red-lit frenzy, Leo hammers Nancy and the Advisor—exposing Israel's feigned 'training exercise' as prelude to Hebron and Ramallah strikes—while airborne Apaches shadow with Hellfires.

2 appearances

Purpose

Air-to-ground strikes on Palestinian targets in Hebron and Ramallah, armed for immediate escalation

Significance

These primed jets shred diplomatic pretenses on Erev Yom Kippur eve, thrusting Leo toward the President with Abdul Mujeeb's C-4 link as the lone off-ramp from Arab summit retaliation and regional inferno

Appearances in the Narrative

When this object appears and how it's used

2 moments

S3E4 · On the Day Before

Leo Briefed on Armed Israeli Jets and Mujeeb Link

Israeli F-15s at Hatzerim are centrally referenced via Keyhole, described as tarmac-bound with pilots strapped in and heat plumes rising, embodying the poised aerial threat that Leo probes to gauge imminent retaliation post-bombing.

Before: Armed, pilots aboard, engines idling on tarmac

After: Status unchanged, still primed per intel

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S3E4 · On the Day Before

Mujeeb Link Ignites Urgent Presidential Summit

12 Israeli F-15s at Hatzerim are detailed via Keyhole as on tarmac with pilots strapped in and heat plumes visible, underscoring imminent launch potential and driving Leo's probing questions on armaments and intent.

Before: Armed and poised on tarmac

After: Still positioned for potential takeoff

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