Israel demolishes a military plane from Syria

Israel shot down a Syrian fighter plane that it said violated its airspace, while Syrian forces reached the Golan Heights for the first time in seven years.

The Israeli military command stated that it was watching the Syrian Sujoi knocked him out on Monday and knocked him out with two Patriot missiles while he was at two. kilometers in its airspace

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Yesterday was the first time that government forces came to the barrier border of the UN observation forces on the edge of the Golan Heights, occupied by Israel.

It was also the first time in four years during which Israel demolished a Syrian warplane.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called the incident a "blatant violation" of Israeli airspace and the demilitarization agreement. "Israel will not accept this type of violation," either by air or by land, Netanyahu said in a statement.

He added that he expects Syria to respect "meticulously" the agreement signed in 1974 that establishes a demilitarized zone on the border between the two countries.

The Israeli military command declared that there has been an increase in internal fighting in Syria since the early hours, as well as an increase in the army's activity. Syrian air. 19659002] Lt. Col. Jonathan Conricus, a spokesman for the Israeli armed forces, said that the Syrian aircraft was moving "at a relatively high speed" and that it was unclear whether the ship was intentionally crossing over. 39 Israeli airspace or what happened to the pilot. The plane crashed in the southern sector of the Golan Heights, he said.

Just before the plane was shot down, the Syrian television channel Al-Ikhbariya was transmitting images of the barrier separating the forces. Syrians and Israelis on the Golan Heights. There was a UN observation post on the other side of the fence. The camera showed an Israeli observation post at 400 meters

Israel snatched the Golan Heights from Syria in 1967, and the UN installed a peacekeeping force between the two sides in 1974.

This is the first time that government forces have occupied border posts since the beginning of the uprising against President Bashar al-Assad in 2011. The Islamic State militants then occupied a party rebel territory at the border.