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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 566

Syrian Air Force

A picture taken on February 3, 2018, shows Syrian men standing at the site of a downed Sukhoi-25 fighter jet in the Syrian city of Saraqib, southwest of Aleppo. (AFP PHOTO / OMAR HAJ KADOUR)
April 12, 2021, 4:54 pm
Syrian regime accused of using chemical weapons in 2018 attack
Probe by global watchdog concludes Assad’s air force used the chlorine in strike on town of Saraqib; Syria continues to deny use of chemical weapons
By AFP
Captain Or Naaman, who commanded the team that shot down a Syrian plane, in an interview broadcast on September 17, 2018. (Screen capture: Hadashot news)
September 18, 2018, 12:17 am
IDF officer who shot down Syrian plane speaks of tension before missile launch
Captain Or Naaman says of the July incident, ‘You take deep breaths and you wait to hear and see that you knocked out the target’
By ToI Staff
A picture taken on July 24, 2018 from the Tal Saki hill in the Golan Heights shows several explosions caused by aerial bombardment across the border in Syria. (AFP / JALAA MAREY)
July 24, 2018, 11:28 pm
Islamic State said to capture body of downed Syrian pilot
Plane shot down by Israel after crossing border said to have crashed in small pocket of land held by terror group in southwest Syria
By Agencies
View of the trail left in the sky by a Patriot missile that was fired to intercept a Syrian jet entering Israel from Syria, as seen in the northern Israeli city of Safed, on July 24, 2018. (David Cohen/Flash90)
July 24, 2018, 6:35 pm
After jet downed, PM says Syria ‘blatantly violated’ border agreement
Netanyahu warns Israel will not tolerate Damascus breaking 1974 pact on separation of forces in Golan Heights
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: In this handout file photo provided by the Israeli Army on February 22, 2001, a Patriot anti-missile missile is launched on the last day of joint five-day US-Israeli military exercise in the Negev desert. (Israel Defense Forces/AFP)
July 24, 2018, 5:00 pm
IDF after downing plane: We warned Syria against entering Israeli airspace
Israeli military says it stressed repeatedly it would not allow breach; adds Sukhoi fighter jet took off from Iran-linked base, traveled two kilometers over Golan Heights border
By Judah Ari Gross
Smoke trails from two Israeli Patriot interceptor missiles that Israel says shot down a Syrian fighter jet are seen in northern Israel on July 24, 2018. (David Cohen/Flash90)
July 24, 2018, 2:07 pm
IDF shoots down Syrian fighter jet that entered Israeli airspace
Two Patriot missiles fired at Sukhoi aircraft that penetrated two kilometers into Israeli territory, military says; one of the pilots reported killed
By Judah Ari Gross
Illustrative: This photo taken on July 30, 2017 shows a United Nations and Syrian Arab Red Crescent convoy delivering aid packages in the rebel-held town of Nashabiyah in eastern Ghouta for the first time in five years. (AFP Photo/Amer Almohibany)
March 1, 2018, 6:51 am
Aid convoy blocked in Syria despite UN ceasefire order
UN under secretary general for humanitarian affairs demands implementation of Security Council resolution allowing supplies to besieged regions
By AFP
A picture taken on February 10, 2018, shows the remains of a Syrian missile that landed in northern Israel. (AFP Photo/Jack Guez)
February 15, 2018, 12:15 pm
‘Agents’ in Syria said to transfer fallen anti-aircraft rocket to Israel
Report says a Russian-made S-200 that landed on the Syrian side of the Golan Heights has made its way into Israeli hands
By Dov Lieber
Saleh Al-Hamwi, one of the founders of Al Qaeda's Nusra Front (now called Jaish al-Fatih). He was expelled from the group mid-2015. (Youtube)
February 11, 2018, 4:53 pm
Former Qaeda leader in Syria ‘welcomes’ Israeli airstrikes
Saleh Al-Hamwi tweets rare public support for Jerusalem, but contends Iran succeeded in creating deterrence over Syrian skies
By Dov Lieber
A picture taken in the northern Israeli Jezreel Valley on February 10, 2018, shows the remains of an Israel F-16 that crashed after coming under fire by Syrian air defenses during attacks against 'Iranian targets' in the war-torn country. (AFP PHOTO / Jack GUEZ)
February 11, 2018, 2:46 am
IDF: F-16 appears to have been downed by shrapnel
Military still investigating exact cause of the fighter jet crash to determine if it was indeed brought down by Syrian anti-aircraft fire
By Judah Ari Gross
Hezbollah supporters rally near Fatima Gate in Kfar Kila on the Lebanese border with Israel on February 10, 2018, to celebrate the crash of an Israeli F-16 that came under fire from Syrian air defenses. (AFP Photo/Ali Dia)
February 10, 2018, 7:03 pm
Hezbollah: Downing of Israeli F-16 the start of a ‘new strategic era’
Lebanese terror group praises ‘vigilance’ of Syrian army, says crashed jet marks ‘decisive end to old arrangements’
By Agencies and ToI Staff
A picture taken at the northern Israeli Kibbutz Harduf on February 10, 2018, shows the remains of an Israel F-16 that crashed after coming under fire by Syrian air defenses. (AFP Photo/Jack Guez)
February 10, 2018, 6:15 pm
Condition of F-16 pilot in downed jet improves after emergency surgery
Head of Rambam hospital says aviator suffered wounds to chest, abdomen while ejecting from jet; co-pilot set to be released home Sunday
By ToI Staff and AFP
Israeli Air Force F-16I on the tarmac during the Blue Flag air exercise at the Ovda air force base, north of the Israeli city of Eilat, on November 8, 2017. (Jack Guez/AFP)
February 10, 2018, 5:20 pm
Israel caused serious harm to Syria’s air defenses, says IAF second-in-command
Downed Iranian drone quite sophisticated, emulates Western technology, according to Brig. Gen. Tomer Bar; Netanyahu, Liberman, IDF chief convene for emergency consultations
By ToI Staff and Agencies
A picture taken on February 10, 2018, shows Israeli solders taking positions in the Golan Heights near the border with Syria. (AFP/ JALAA MAREY)
February 10, 2018, 1:45 pm
After downing of Israeli F-16, Iran warns: ‘Era of Israeli strikes over’
Tehran, Syria deny ‘lies’ that Iranian UAV that sparked northern clashes entered Israeli territory, insist it was gathering intel on IS; IDF issues footage of drone’s destruction
By ToI Staff and Agencies
A picture taken in the northern Israeli Kibbutz of Harduf on February 10, 2018, shows the remains of an F-16 that crashed after coming under fire by Syrian air defenses (AFP Photo/Jack Guez)
February 10, 2018, 11:40 am
F-16 crashes due to Syrian fire, pilot in serious but stable condition
Aviator exits surgery but remains unconscious after he ejects and his plane goes down during strikes against Syrian targets
By ToI Staff and AFP
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