据以色列和美国官员透露，数十架以色列空军战机周一执行了一次出击任务，飞抵伊朗边境附近。
Dozens of Israeli Air Force fighter jets conducted a sortie on Monday, flying as far as the Iranian border, according to Israeli and U.S. officials.
为何重要：此次行动距离以色列800多英里（约1287公里），发生在以色列大选前一周，也是美国国防部长皮特·赫格塞思在以色列奥夫达空军基地与总理本雅明·内塔尼亚胡会晤的同一天。消息人士称，此次出击与赫格塞思的访问无关。
Why it matters: The operation, more than 800 miles away from Israel, took place a week before the Israeli elections and on the same day Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth met with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at Israel's Ovda Air Base. The sortie wasn't connected to Hegseth's visit.
- 虽然一些以色列和美国官员表示此次出击并不罕见，旨在威慑伊朗，但这可能导致误判，引发伊朗回应并重燃战火。
• While some Israeli and U.S. officials said the sortie wasn't unusual and that it was meant to deter Iran, it could have led to a miscalculation, triggering an Iranian response and reigniting the war. Behind the scenes:
幕后情况：消息人士称，演习涉及数十架战机和加油机。
The exercise involved dozens of fighter jets and refueling aircraft, the sources said.
- 飞行路线与对伊朗实施潜在打击一致，途经叙利亚和伊拉克领空。
• It followed a flight path consistent with a potential strike against Iran, passing through Syrian and Iraqi airspace.
- 消息人士称，飞机在接近伊朗边境时掉头返回以色列。
• As the aircraft approached the Iranian border, they turned around and returned to Israel, the sources said.
耐人寻味之处：美国官员表示，以色列方面知悉伊朗防空系统会探测到此次出击。
The intrigue: U.S. officials said the Israelis knew that Iran's air defense systems would detect the sortie.
- 据消息人士透露，以色列提前通知了美国，并将此次行动描述为旨在“展示力量”的训练演习，意在大选前威慑伊朗对以色列发动袭击。
• According to the sources, Israel notified the U.S. in advance and described the operation as a training exercise intended for "power projection" and aimed at deterring Iran from launching attacks against Israel ahead of the elections.
- 然而，一些美国消息人士表示，他们的印象是以色列希望伊朗向飞机开火，从而为对伊朗发动打击提供理由。
• However, some U.S. sources said they had the impression that Israel was hoping the Iranians would fire at the aircraft, providing a justification for launching strikes against Iran.
- 福克斯新闻周二报道称，以色列空军实施了一次针对伊朗的演练。
• Fox News reported on Tuesday that the Israeli Air Force conducted a drill towards Iran.
新闻背景：上周，《Axios》网站报道称，内塔尼亚胡和特朗普总统于10月初曾讨论在以色列和美国大选前发动针对伊朗的大规模新军事行动的可能性。
Driving the news: Last week, Axios reported that Netanyahu and President Trump discussed in early October the possibility of launching a major new operation against Iran before the Israeli and U.S. elections.
- 内塔尼亚胡告诉特朗普，他担心以色列情报显示伊朗正在采取令人不安的步骤重启其核计划。
• Netanyahu told Trump he was concerned about Israeli intelligence indicating Iran was taking troubling steps to reconstitute its nuclear program.
- 消息人士称，当时以色列国防军参谋长、中将埃亚尔·扎米尔告诉美国参谋长联席会议主席、上将丹·凯恩，鉴于伊朗很可能会进行报复，在该时间段内重启战争可能导致以色列大选推迟。
• Israel Defense Forces Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir told Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Dan Caine at the time that restarting the war in that timeframe could cause the Israeli elections to be postponed, given that Iran would probably retaliate, the sources said.
- 特朗普最初似乎倾向于恢复袭击，但随后变得犹豫，最终决定反对内塔尼亚胡的提议。
• Trump initially seemed to be inclined to resume attacks, but then grew hesitant and eventually decided against Netanyahu's proposal. State of play:
局势：一名以色列官员表示，中将埃亚尔·扎米尔不会允许任何可能破坏10月27日大选的无正当理由军事行动。
An Israeli official said Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir will not allow any unjustified military activity that could undermine the Oct. 27 elections. What he's saying:
他表示：周三，内塔尼亚胡在一次军事毕业典礼上表示，伊朗最高领袖穆杰塔巴·哈梅内伊“决定追随其父脚步”，并允许伊朗科学家推进制造核武器。
On Wednesday Netanyahu said at a military graduation ceremony that Iran's supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei "has decided to follow in his father's footsteps" and allowed Iranian scientists to move forward with building a nuclear weapon.
- “他已解除保险，伊朗再次试图研制其死亡炸弹，”内塔尼亚胡说。
• "He has taken the safety off, and Iran is once again trying to develop its bombs of death," Netanyahu said.
- “因此，彻底消除这一威胁只有一条路：推翻伊朗政权。这也是我向以色列国防军、摩萨德和安全机构下达的指令，”他补充道。
• "Therefore, there is only one way to eliminate this threat once and for all: to overthrow the regime in Iran. And that is the directive I have given to the IDF, the Mossad and the security agencies," he added.