Syrian anti-aircraft shoots down F-16 Israel

jerusalem - Israel has carried out attacks on Iranian targets in Syria. In addition, an F-16 fighter plane was shot from the air by the Syrian anti-aircraft, reports the Israeli army. The pilots were able to leave the plane in time and are safe. According to local media, the F-16 crashed in the north of Israel.

Israel reports that the attacks were retaliatory because of a drone that had flown into Israeli airspace. 'A combat helicopter has successfully intercepted an Iranian UAV (unmanned aircraft) that was launched from Syria and infiltrated Israel,' the army said in a statement.

The attacks focused on the Iranian base where the drone had taken off.