Russia shoots Israeli fighter jets in Syria with S-300 missiles, starts to rage?
5/21/2022
In the midst of the Ukraine crisis, relations between Russia and Israel are reportedly heating up.
Last weekend, Russia reportedly shot down Israeli fighter jets in Syrian .
According to Channel 13 , Russian troops fired on several Israeli fighter jets that were attacking Syria on May 13, 2022.
The news channel Channel 13 reported that this shooting incident was the first time that occurred on the Israeli border.
No kidding, Russia used its flagship S-300 missile to eradicate Israeli fighter jets near Masyaf, in northwestern Syria.
The Masyaf area was the target of attacks by the Israeli air force because it was suspected of being used as a base for Iranian troops and pro-Iranian militias.
Reports say that at least 5 people were killed and 7 people injured due to Israeli air strikes.
Israeli fighter jet attacks on Masyaf have occurred repeatedly in recent years.
The Syrian regularly fires dozens of anti-aircraft missiles to stop Israeli but most fail and stop hundreds of Israeli strikes in Syria.
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Russia's involvement in the shooting down of an Israeli fighter jet on May 13 is known from the use of the S-300.
Channel 13 reports indicate that the S-300 is operated by the Russian military and cannot be fired without their consent.
This shows that directly or indirectly, Russian troops were involved in the shooting down of Israeli jets in Masyaf.
The report also noted that the S-300s failed to meet their targets and Israeli fighter jets managed to escape.
Despite the Israeli fighter jet reclamation incident in Syria, Russian-Israeli relations are currently heating up.
The reason is, Israel "nudged" Russia at the official UN forum by expressing aggressive statements against Russia about the Ukraine crisis.
Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid accused Russia of war crimes in Ukraine and supported Russia's suspension from the UN Human Rights Council.
The Russian Foreign Ministry responded to Israel's accusations by saying that Yair Lapid's remarks were very aggressive and regrettable.
In fact, Russia also said that Israel was trying to divert the issue of the Palestinian conflict using the issue of the Ukrainian crisis.
