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title: "Israel shoots down Syrian fighter jet that infiltrated airspace: army"
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# Israel shoots down Syrian fighter jet that infiltrated airspace: army

> The Israeli army said Tuesday it had shot down a Syrian fighter jet with surface-to-air missiles after the plane infiltrated its airspace.

By AFP · Published 24 July 2018, 16:00 SAST · Updated 24 July 2018, 16:00 SAST

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"A short while ago, two Patriot missiles were launched at a Syrian Sukhoi fighter jet that infiltrated into Israeli airspace," the Israeli Defence Forces said in a statement.

"The IDF monitored the advance of the fighter jet, which infiltrated about two kilometres into Israeli airspace. It was then intercepted by the Patriot missiles." **DM**