Incident is first reported airstrike since July 20, when a Hezbollah fighter was killed, sparking ongoing tensions on Lebanese border

IAF aircraft face increasingly difficult challenges in 'war-between-wars' against Iran, with more powerful air defenses entering region and actors increasingly willing to use them

Reflecting on Beirut blast, defense minister says fighting Hezbollah is complicated by its storage of weapons in civilian areas, says IDF to keep working to block Iran in Syria

Tehran's FM says Washington 'must be stopped before disaster' occurs after fighter jet approaches civilian flight; Iran aviation agency calls for probe by international body

Media reports claim warplane or planes forced Mahan Air flight to Beirut to make sudden altitude change, injuring passengers; some reports indicate jets from US

Move comes after terror group accused Israel of killing one of its fighters in an airstrike outside Damascus earlier in the week

Accident occurs amid heightened tensions with the Hezbollah terror group, which accused Israel of killing one of its members

Lebanese terror group has consistently retaliated for confirmed deaths of its members at Israel's hands with attacks along the border

Monitor says Israeli missiles hit weapons depots, military positions belonging to Syrian forces, pro-Tehran fighters near Damascus; 11 said injured, including 7 Syrian troops

Monitoring group reports explosions in area of Syrian capital; state news agency says air defense systems fired at 'Israeli aggression'