TYLER ROGOWAY
eports state that an Israeli aircraft was on a "routine reconnaissance mission" over Lebanon when a Syrian SA-5 "Gammon" surface-to-air missile site fired on the aircraft from across the Lebanese-Syrian border. The missile didn't hit its mark and the SA-5 site was subsequently destroyed by IAF aircraft. Israel has made it clear that it will do whatever necessary to protect their aircrews, but also said it had no intention of further escalating the situation.
Benjamin Netanyahu stated the following after the incident:
"Today they attempted to hit our planes... If anyone attempts to harm us, we will harm them back."
Unsurprisingly, the government of Bashar al Assad in Syria had a different take on the incident, claiming their SA-5 (also referred to as the S-200) missile struck the Israeli Air Force aircraft and that Israel's reprisal attack only did "minor damage" to their SAM site. They also warned of "dangerous consequences" for such acts in the future, which is not surprising because they have also threatened to rain Scud missiles down on Israeli ports and other facilities if Israeli airstrikes within their country continue.
http://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/15176/israel-strikes-back-fighters-destroy-syrian-sam-site-that-fired-on-recon-plane
