(Ynet News) Yoav Zitun - Israel and Russia will examine how to improve the coordination mechanism between the two countries after a Russian plane was shot down by Syrian anti-aircraft fire last week, a senior IDF official said. He confirmed that "Syria launched most of its missiles while the our planes were already in Israel's territory and the missiles fired at the Russian plane were fired after our planes had already landed at their base. The Syrians fired...anti-aircraft fire in an irresponsible manner, in all directions, and in a way that endangers anyone flying over the area....The Russian plane...was east of Latakia, dozens of kilometers from the attack zone." "Our notification of the operation was given more than a minute before the attack (contrary to the Russian claim). We left them a copy of the recording, as well as the main points of the investigation. We showed them proof regarding the site being attacked, the significance of the attack and its consequences."
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