Israeli Defense Minister: The Russian -Russian air defense missiles have rarely fired on the Israeli fighter aircraft

According to Reuters, the Israeli National Defense Minister Benni Gandz said on Tuesday that the military fighter was intercepted by Russia's air defense firepower over Syria in May, but it was not hit. "".

Military fighter data map. Picture source: Israeli Air Force

It is reported that after helping the Syrian government to win more than ten years of civil war, although the Russian army continued to be stationed in Syria, it often did not respond to Israel's actions for air strikes on Syrian targets.

However, Reuters quoted Channel 13 of Israel, saying that on May 13th, the target of the city of Musiaf, a city in northwestern Syria, was in the air fighter aircraft. The missile interception blow of the missile. However, the radar of the S-300 failed to lock the Israeli fighter, so it did not pose a serious threat to Israeli fighters.

S-300 air defense missile. Picture source: Russian media

According to the media, the Syrian S-300 air defense missiles were operated by the Russian army and could not fire without the approval of the Russian army. Channel 13 of Israel also said at the time that it was unclear that the S-300 fire was a disposable incident or a warning signal issued by Russia to Israel. However, these speculations were not confirmed by Russia and Israel at the time.

Today, the news has been officially confirmed by Israel. Gandz confirmed that Russia's air defense firepower had fired on the Israeli fighter, and that when the fire was fired, Israel was no longer in the nearby airspace.

Israeli Defense Minister Ganz. Source:

Ganz also said that as for the coordination of Israel and Russia on the Syrian issue, "I think the current situation is stable, but we are always looking back on this matter, as if we have just started it (coordinating)."

(Edit: LC)

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