Israel approves plan to buy F-35 and F-15I aircraft from US

JERUSALEM, May 3 (Reuters) - Israel gave final approval for a plan to purchase two new combat squadrons of F-35 and F-15Ia aircraft from Lockheed Martin and Boeing in a deal worth tens of billions shekels, the defence ministry said on Sunday.

(Reporting by Steven Scheer, Editing by William Maclean)