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IDF Denies Reports of Israeli Fighter Jet Shot Down in Iran: Spokesperson to Sputnik

© AP Photo / Ariel SchalitAn Israeli Air Force fighter jet releases flares over the Gaza Strip, is seen from southern Israel, Thursday, May 8, 2025.
An Israeli Air Force fighter jet releases flares over the Gaza Strip, is seen from southern Israel, Thursday, May 8, 2025.  - Sputnik Africa, 1920, 14.06.2025
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TEL AVIV (Sputnik) - The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) denies reports of an Israeli fighter jet having been shot down over Iran, an IDF spokesperson told Sputnik on Saturday.
"The IDF press service denies reports of a fighter jet having been shot down," the spokesperson said.
Earlier in the day, the IRIB broadcaster reported that Iranian air defense systems had allegedly shot down another Israeli F-35 fighter jet in the western part of the Islamic republic. The Nour News agency reported that Iranian forces had captured an Israeli pilot. However, Iranian media did not provide any evidence to support these claims.
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