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| Israeli jets ‘hit Syrian anti-aircraft battery’ after alleged attack – IDF | Israeli jets ‘hit Syrian anti-aircraft battery’ after alleged attack – IDF |
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| Israeli warplanes have bombed a Syrian anti-aircraft battery east of Damascus, the Israeli military said. Syrian forces reportedly fired an anti-aircraft missile at the jets while they were on a spy mission overflying Lebanon. | |
| The battery was reportedly located 50 kilometers (30 miles) east of Damascus, Reuters reported citing Israeli military. | |
| The planes, which the Israeli military said were on a “reconnaissance mission,” were not hit. | The planes, which the Israeli military said were on a “reconnaissance mission,” were not hit. |
| “Earlier today, an anti-aircraft missile was launched from Syria towards IDF aircraft during a routine flight over Lebanon. No hits confirmed,” the Israeli Defense Force spokesperson tweeted. | “Earlier today, an anti-aircraft missile was launched from Syria towards IDF aircraft during a routine flight over Lebanon. No hits confirmed,” the Israeli Defense Force spokesperson tweeted. |
| The Israeli military reportedly hit the Syrian battery with four bombs, leaving it no longer operational. | The Israeli military reportedly hit the Syrian battery with four bombs, leaving it no longer operational. |
| Israel immediately reported the incident to Russia, accusing the government in Damascus of a “clear provocation,” according to Haaretz, citing the military. | Israel immediately reported the incident to Russia, accusing the government in Damascus of a “clear provocation,” according to Haaretz, citing the military. |
| “The Syrian regime is responsible for any firing from its territory. We see this incident as a clear provocation and we will not allow it,” Haaretz quoted the army spokesperson as saying. | “The Syrian regime is responsible for any firing from its territory. We see this incident as a clear provocation and we will not allow it,” Haaretz quoted the army spokesperson as saying. |
| After notifying Russia as part of the air coordination between the two countries, the Israeli Air Force responded two hours after the Syrian missile was fired, according to Israeli paper Maariv, quoting IDF spokesperson Ronen Manlis. | |
| The Israeli warplanes were on “a routine photographic mission,” he added. | |
| According to the Haaretz report, an “Sa5-type missile” was fired at the Israeli aircraft, which is a NATO reporting name for Soviet-designed S-200 surface-to-air missiles. | According to the Haaretz report, an “Sa5-type missile” was fired at the Israeli aircraft, which is a NATO reporting name for Soviet-designed S-200 surface-to-air missiles. |