JERUSALEM – The Latest on Israel shooting down Iranian drone over Syria (all times local):
8:10 a.m.
Syria says its defenses have responded to an Israeli raid on one of its military bases in the country's center, calling it a "new aggression."
Syrian State TV quoted a military official Saturday saying that Syrian air defenses hit more than one Israeli plane.
The Israeli military says an Iranian drone infiltrated the country and it was shot down. The military also says it struck Iranian targets in Syria that launched the drone.
The military says that as part of the unusual event early Saturday one of its F-16 jets crashed in northern Israel.
Israeli military spokesman Jonathan Conricus said Iran was "responsible for this severe violation of Israeli sovereignty." respond to Israeli raid on one of its military bases
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The Israeli military says it has shot down an Iranian drone that infiltrated the country and has struck Iranian targets in Syria that launched it.
The military says that as part of the unusual event early Saturday one of its F-16 jets crashed in northern Israel.
The military says the pilots abandoned the aircraft and were safe. It says sirens sounded in northern Israel as a result of the anti-aircraft fire from Syria.
Israeli military spokesman Jonathan Conricus said Iran was "responsible for this severe violation of Israeli sovereignty."
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