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An Israeli fighter jet was targeted by a surface-to-air missile during operational activity over Iran but was not damaged and completed its mission, the Israeli army said on Saturday.
The Israeli Defense Minister, Israel Katz, also announced that strikes against Iran will "significantly escalate" this week, as Iranian media reports drone attacks on fuel infrastructure at Ben Gurion Airport.
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The Israeli army said in a statement that during operational activity by the Israeli Air Force (IAF) over Iranian airspace, an attempt was made to fire a surface-to-air missile at an Israeli fighter jet.
"The attempt to fire and down was unsuccessful and no damage was caused to the aircraft or to the operational activity. The mission was completed as planned. This incident is being reviewed and the necessary lessons will be drawn from it," the army said.
Army spokesman Avichay Adraee added that since the start of the war, several attempts have been made to target Israeli fighter jets over Iranian airspace and that crews have successfully dealt with each threat.
"The Air Force will continue to fly and strike wherever necessary across Iran and will complete its missions under threat in every operational sortie," the statement said.
Defense Minister Katz said during an assessment with military officials that strikes in Iran this week will intensify.
"This week, the intensity of the strikes that the Israeli army and the U.S. military will carry out against the Iranian terror regime and the infrastructure it relies on will significantly escalate," Katz said.
Iran's Fars News Agency reported, citing the Iranian army's public relations office in announcement number 37, that "Iranian army drones targeted military infrastructure of the Israeli regime in occupied territories in the early hours of Saturday, including fuel storage tanks and positions of fighter jet refueling aircraft at Ben Gurion Airport."
The announcement added that "despite heavy Zionist censorship, multiple army and IRGC attacks on military installations of the occupying regime have caused serious disruption to military aircraft refueling, airport operations and flights at Ben Gurion Airport and have led to the transfer of military forces by rail."
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