Israel’s air defenses fired two Patriot missiles at the plane. The military said the jet was under surveillance before entering Israel, Haaretz reported.
It was not immediately where the plane crashed, and No details were given as to the fate of the pilots.
The Israeli military said that the ِAssad plane took off from the T4 airbase , which was the target of at least two Israeli airstrikes in the past. The base was used by Iranian forces and housed a command center for Iran’s drone operations in Syria, Haaretz added.
Earlier, sirens went off in Israeli communities across the occupied Golan Heights, near the Syria border. Residents in northern Israel reported seeing interceptor missiles being fired from the Safed area, and that explosions were heard.
The army added that Tuesday morning saw internal fighting intensifying, "including increased activity by Syrian air forces. The IDF is ready and vigilant and will continue to act against violations of the 1974 separation of forces agreements."
On Monday, Israel used its David’s Sling missile-defense system operationally for the first time, firing at two Syrian surface-to-surface missiles.
This is the second time the Israel Air Force brings down a Russian-made Syrian jet since 1985. The other time was in 2014, when it shot down a Sukhoi-24 that entered Israeli airspace over the Golan Heights. The plane was intercepted by a Patriot missile some 800 meters west of the Israel-Syria border.
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