The Iron Dome system shot down an Israeli fighter during the Gaza war.
Hebrew-language media reported Wednesday night that the Iron Dome missile defense system had mistakenly fired at an Israeli fighter during the recent Gaza war (May 10-31).
The private channel 13 of the Zionist regime, which is a private network, reported that the Iron Dome system mistakenly fired at an Israeli fighter, which hit the fighter before it exploded and its fragments caused the plane to crash.
According to the report, the missile, which was aimed at counteracting a missile fired from the Gaza Strip, changed its direction to an Israeli F-15 fighter that was in the path of intercepting the missile.
Operators of the Iron Dome shot it down a few seconds before it hit the fuselage, although fragments hit the plane, causing it to crash. None of the fighter passengers were injured in the accident.
The Israeli army said it was investigating the incident, which was interpreted as a “complex” incident.
This is not the first time the Iron Dome has hit an internal target.
The Israeli army radio also announced on May 25 (June 4) that during the recent war with the Gaza Strip, the Iron Dome system mistakenly intercepted an Israeli army drone after identifying it as a hostile bird.
The Iron Dome is a defense system built by the Zionist regime to counter short-range and short-range missiles.
The operation of the Zionist regime’s air defense system has recently become controversial in occupied Palestine, despite the high cost of production.
The inefficiency of the Iron Dome system comes as the Zionist regime claimed after the end of the 12-day war against the Gaza Strip that it had defended more than 90 percent of the missiles sent from the Gaza Strip to the occupied territories, which were estimated at more than 4,000. Intercepted and destroyed.
