The Israeli official said the air force had attacked several Iranian targets in three main locations late Tuesday and early Wednesday. The Israeli official said it was Syrian air defenses that endangered the civilian planes, by firing 30 missiles in response to the airstrike. He added that Syrian air traffic controllers redirected the Damascus-bound plane to a Russian air base in Syria’s coastal province of Latakia. The Israeli official said the Israeli jets hit all their targets, in some cases causing secondary explosions. Russia also sent Syria sophisticated S-300 anti-aircraft missiles, though the Israeli official said an older system was fired at the Israeli planes in Wednesday’s incident.

Source: Washington Post December 27, 2018 06:11 UTC