bombing run

The crew spotted the U-boat ahead of them and went on the offensive with a bombing run during heavy gunfire.

According to reports, at least 100 Israeli aircraft took part in the operation, which involved three bombing runs against Iranian military facilities in at least three provinces.

With a powerful radar that rotates six times every minute on the fuselage and a bellyful of surveillance gear, the plane can spot missile launches, airborne bombing runs and other military activity in the conflict.

Palestinian officials said over 900 Gaza residents had been killed even as Israeli fighter jets unleashed fresh waves of bombing runs over the area.

It has also said more than half of crews that take part in bombing runs in Syria and elsewhere are reservists, signalling the possible impact of the protest on ongoing combat operations.