Sputnik - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is holding security consultations following military incidents between Israel and Syria, local media reported Saturday.




Netanyahu has been holding consultations and approving actions in�real time, the Haaretz newspaper reported.

?Earlier in�the day, the�Israeli army�said its helicopter downed an Iranian drone and struck Iranian targets in�Syria, prompting fire from�the Syrian air defense systems. As a result of�the incident, one Israeli F-16 fighter jet came down�in northern Israel with�pilots able to�eject.

 

At the same time, the Syrian state news agency SANA, citing a military source, reported that the Israeli Air Force planes attacked Syrian army military targets in�the central part of�the country; in�response, Syrian air defenses forces opened fire and hit several jets.