The operation against the air defense facilities in Syria, which Israel held on Saturday, February 10, became the largest after the Lebanese war of 1982 and ended in complete success. This was stated by the Chief of Staff of the Air Force of the IDF, Colonel Tomer Bar.
The attacks on objects in Syria, which the Israeli military carried out on Saturday, February 10, became the largest operation of the Israeli Air Force against Syria's air defense since 1982, Bar said.
"This is a complete operational success, this was the biggest attack on the Syrian air defense systems since the times of the World of Galilee," the press service of the IDF cites BARA.
The Israeli Air Force planes raided Syrian targets, after which an Iranian drone was shot down, violating Israel's air border from Syria.
According to Bar, shot down on Saturday night over the territory of the Golan Heights, an Iranian drone was delivered to the IDF military base. The UAV is currently being studied, it is "very modern".
"The UAV was 1.5 minutes in the airspace of Israel and was shot down by a missile fired from the Apache helicopter. The IDF will not under any circumstances violate the Israeli airspace. Our superiority over the enemy in the air remains indisputable, despite the night incident with the F-16, "Bar said.
Earlier, IDF spokesman Ron Manlis announced that the IDF Air Force destroyed 12 air defense systems in Syria, including four Iranian installations. The anti-aircraft missile systems of Soviet manufacture "Kvadrat" (SA 6) and "Tor" (SA 15) were destroyed. The fire center, Iranian communication and listening networks were attacked