Syrian jet downed by Israel over Golan Heights

Rare confrontation could provoke tensions as Assad forces fight to regain border territory

A Syrian fighter jet flying over rebel-held areas
(Image credit: Mohamad Abazeed/AFP/Getty Images)

Israel has shot down a Syrian jet over the Golan Heights, “in a rare strike that could provoke tensions as Syrian forces fight to retake ground close to Israeli-held territory” says The Guardian.

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