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    Israel shoots down Syrian jet as fighting escalates on edge of Golan Heights

    by Alexandra Zavis and Noga Tarnopolsky, Los Angeles Times Jul 24, 2018 4 minutes

    JERUSALEM - The Israeli military said it shot down a Syrian fighter jet that crossed into Israeli airspace Tuesday amid fierce fighting on the Syrian side of the volatile border.

    It was the latest in a series of confrontations that has heightened fears of a dangerous escalation in the region. Tensions between Israel and Syria, technically at war since 1948, have been building over the last month as Syrian government forces, backed by Russian air power, have made sweeping gains against rebel factions in the southwest of the country.

    News of the downed warplane came shortly after the Syrian government said its forces had taken

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