11.   Israeli pilots train in Turkish airspace and Turkish warplanes fly over Israel during exercises.

12.   Israeli pilots train in Turkish airspace while Israel has modernized scores of warplanes for the Turkish air force.

13.   Last month Israeli pilots trained over Turkish skies, in another sign that their U.S.-backed relationship is deepening.

14.   On Wednesday, a U.S. Galaxy transport plane bearing protective gear for Israeli pilots and poisonous gas detectors arrived in Tel Aviv.

15.   The Israeli pilots reported hits and returned safely, an army spokesman said.

16.   The Israeli pilots reported direct hits on the guerrilla target before returning safely to base, the spokesman added.

17.   The Turkish-Israeli military cooperation agreement allows for joint air and naval exercises and the use of Turkish airspace by Israeli pilots during their training.

18.   Turkey and Israel reportedly reached the agreement last week allowing Israeli pilots to use Turkish bases and fly in its airspace.

19.   Israeli pilots who had bombed Palestinian refugee camps or Israeli officials who ordered troops to fire on children during the intifada uprising also had bloodstained hands, Shaath said.

20.   Iran and Syria sharply protested an accord between Turkey and Israel in February to allow Israeli pilots to train in Turkish airspace.