Unconfirmed report : Palestinians shoot down Israeli F-16 fighter jet in Gaza
UPDATE 1: Two Israeli pilots have allegedly been captured by Hamas (PressTV Live Broadcast)
The Israeli military aircraft al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas, [...] claim to have shot down a fighter F16. I refer the militants of the same brigade, with a statement and say that 'being an attempt to recover the remains of the plane, made difficult by shots fired by the Israeli military.
M.O.: Brigate al-Qassam, velivolo israeliano abbattutto e' un F16 - Adnkronos Esteri - Il velivolo militare israeliano che le Brigate al-Qassam, braccio armato di Hamas, sostengono di aver abbattuto sarebbe un caccia F16. Lo riferiscono i militanti delle stesse brigate, con un comunicato in cui affermano che e' in corso un tentativo di recuperare i resti dell'aereo, reso difficile dai colpi sparati dai militari israeliani.
AllVoices: Hamas downed an Israeli drone - Hamas' Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades said it downed an Israeli reconnaissance plane over the eastern Gaza Strip on Thursday. The brigades fired a surface-to-air missile at the aircraft during a raid on Gaza and claimed a direct hit. Hamas published a video of the drone, showing that it dropped. However, the authenticity of the footage was not confirmed by an independent source. Some witnesses confirmed the news, claiming they have seen the plane.
PressTV: Palestinians shoot down Israeli F-16 fighter jet in Gaza - Palestinian fighters have downed an Israeli warplane flying over the Gaza Strip as retaliatory rocket attacks from the enclave continue to sound alarms across Israel. According to Hamas sources, the Israeli F-16 fighter jet was shot down on Friday. Meanwhile, several Israelis were injured after three rockets fired from Gaza hit the Zionist settlement of Gush Etzion in al-Quds.