Open war
has now essentially broken out between Israel and Syria. Israel
confirms through its IDF spokesperson that it has carried out “a
large scale attack” consisting of at least a dozen strikes on
Syrian and Iranian military targets inside Syria, in what Reuters
dubbed a “major escalation of tension“.
What we
previously described as Assad’s strategic “waiting game” and
reluctance to respond to repeat Israeli violations of Syrian airspace
while launching unprovoked attacks appears to be over as Syrian air
defense has shot down an Israeli F-16 fighter jet near the Golan
border region in what is a major escalation in the conflict.
Though
details remain murky and are still developing, Israel has confirmed
that its F-16 jet has crashed in Israeli territory after it was
struck carrying out operations targeting locations in Syria. The IDF
spokesman quickly stated in a tweet confirming the shoot down that
“Iran is responsible for this severe violation of Israeli
sovereignty.”
The two
Israeli pilots ejected, landing inside Israel in the northern
countryside of Galilee and were rushed to a hospital, according to
local media reports. Israeli military statements have indicated that
one of the pilots suffered severe injuries as a result of the
emergency ejection from the aircraft.
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