Air force pilot said to have mistakenly fired missile into Syria

An Israeli Air Force pilot mistakenly fired a missile at what appeared to be an unidentified target last month, approaching the Israel-Syrian border, Israeli television reports.

However, there was no such suspicious target, according to the reports, and the air-to-air missile exploded in an open area in Syria territory.

Channel 12 says the pilot was suspended from flying following the incident, but was reinstated in recent days.

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