Israeli Patriot Battery Downs Syrian Su-24

Arie Egozi July 25, 2018
Credit: Patriot: Israel Defense Forces
TEL AVIV—Tensions on the Israeli-Syrian border reached another peak July 24 when an Israeli Air Force Patriot battery shot down a Syrian Air Force Su-24 that entered Israeli airspace over the Golan Heights. The Syrian fighter was tracked by Israeli early warning systems and the Patriot was launched...
Arie Egozi

Arie was born in Israel and served in the Israeli Defense Forces. He graduated from Tel Aviv University with a degree in political science and journalism. Later, he worked as a defense correspondent for Israel’s largest daily newspaper Yedioth Ahronot. He is the editor-in-chief of the Israeli homeland security website I-HLS.

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