Iran claims to have shot down ten Israeli F-35 fighter jets

The Iranian Army has claimed that its Air Defense Forces have successfully shot down10 fifth-generation F-35 fighter jet belonging to the Israeli military amid ongoing hostilities between Tehran and Tel Aviv.

In an official statement, the Public Relations Office of the Iranian Army confirmed that the Israeli jets were intercepted and destroyed over the western region of Iran.

The statement added that that at least 2 pilots have been captured.

This development marks the latest escalation in the military confrontation between Iran and Israel following recent Israeli airstrikes targeting Iranian military and nuclear sites.

In a statement on Saturday, the Army said that its forces hit the targets inside the occupied territories early on Saturday.

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The Army penetrated the Zionist territories with suicide drones named Arash.

Israeli media reported the launch of a fifth wave of Iranian missile strikes against locations across the occupied territories, including positions in Tiberias, occupied Golan, and Lower Galilee.

The reactions come as the Israeli regime waged a series of military strikes in and near the Iranian capital, Tehran, as well as other Iranian cities overnight on Friday.

In a major escalation, the Tel Aviv regime also targeted residential buildings in and near Tehran.