Russian plane breached Israel airspace ----Defense minister
Israel's defense minister says a Russian plane recently penetrated
Israeli airspace but was not shot down thanks to open communications between
the two countries.
Moshe Yaalon said Sunday the jet entered about a mile (1.5
kilometers) into Israeli airspace by "mistake" and immediately turned
around back to Syria when the Russians were notified, reports AP.
For two months, Russia has been carrying out airstrikes to
support Syrian President Bashar Assad.
He said Israel recently opened a channel for coordination
with Russia "to prevent misunderstandings."
He told Israel Radio that "Russian planes don't intend
to attack us and therefore, there is no need to automatically, even if there is
some kind of mistake, to shoot them down."
Yaalon's remarks come amid a spat between Ankara and Moscow
after Turkey downed a Russian warplane.
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