Syrian army says it shot down Israeli warplane and a drone: state media

Israel's military denied the claim and said that the safety of (Israeli) aircraft was not compromised.

Damascus: The Syrian army said on Tuesday it had shot down an Israeli warplane and a drone in Syria after an Israeli attack on a Syrian army position in southern Syria, state media reported.

SANA news agency said the warplane had attacked an army position at 1 am on Tuesday in the southern Quneitra countryside. It and a drone were then shot down.

Meanwhile, Israel's military on Tuesday denied a Syrian claim that it had shot down two Israeli military aircraft.

\"Overnight two surface-to-air missiles were launched from Syria after the (Israeli) mission overnight to target Syrian artillery positions,\" military spokesman Arye Shalicar said.

\"At no point was the safety of (Israeli) aircraft compromised. Nothing true about what they claim,\" Shalicar said.