The Israeli Air Force forced an Iranian plane flying over Syria to turn around

Israeli Air Force fighter jets forced an airplane traveling from Iran to change its course in the skies above Syria. This was reported by The Times of Israel on Monday, December 2.

The incident occurred in the Syrian sky on the night of December 1, the publication reported citing its sources. According to them, the Iranian airliner was carrying weapons intended for the Shiite Lebanese movement Hezbollah.

According to the publication, this is not the first time the Israeli military has forced Iranian planes to turn around.

Hamas is not concerned: Israel will continue war in Gaza despite truce with Hezbollah

Can the cessation of hostilities in Lebanon at least be a starting point for a settlement in the Middle East

Earlier, on November 28, Dmitry Gendelman, advisor to Israeli Prime Minister Dmitry Gendelman told Izvestia that Israel has not changed its stance toward Hamas after the truce in Lebanon. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) added that the ceasefire agreement in Lebanon has nothing to do with Gaza. IDF spokeswoman Anna Ukolova told Izvestia.

On November 15, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova called for the immediate release of Russians Alexander Trufanov and Maxim Kharkin, held captive in the Gaza Strip.

On November 13, a Palestinian radical group published a video message from Russian Alexander Trufanov, who has been held in the Gaza Strip for more than a year. This is the third video since the conflict in the Middle East escalated on October 7, 2023.

The situation in the Middle East escalated on the morning of October 7, when Hamas launched a massive rocket attack on Israel from the Gaza Strip, as well as invaded border areas in the south of the country and took hostages. On the same day, Israel began retaliatory strikes against targets in Gaza.