Editing Israel Defense Forces (section)

===Cyprus===
{{Further|Cyprus–Israel relations}}
As closely neighbouring countries, Israel and Cyprus have enjoyed greatly improving diplomatic relations since 2010. During the [[Mount Carmel forest fire (2010)|Mount Carmel Forest Fire]], Cyprus dispatched two aviation assets to assist fire-fighting operations in Israel – the first time Cypriot Government aircraft were permitted to operate from Israeli airfields in a non-civil capacity.<ref>^ "Cyprus helps aid teams at huge forest fire". Famagusta-gazette.com. 15 July 2009. Retrieved 16 January 2012.</ref> Israel and Cyprus have closely cooperated in maritime activities relating to Gaza, since 2010, and have reportedly begun an extensive sharing program of regional intelligence to support mutual security concerns. In May 2012, it was widely reported that the Israeli Air Force had been granted unrestricted access to the Nicosia Flight Information Region of Cyprus and that Israeli aviation assets may have operated over the island itself.<ref>{{cite news |last=Shamah |first=David |url=http://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-plane-violates-turkish-cypriot-airspace/ |title=Turkey claims it chased Israeli jet out of Northern Cyprus |newspaper=The Times of Israel |date=17 May 2012 |access-date=20 July 2013 |archive-date=6 June 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130606102722/http://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-plane-violates-turkish-cypriot-airspace/ |url-status=live }}</ref>