Jerusalem, June 14
The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) on Saturday accused the Iranian media of "spreading lies" while terming reports about the downing of two Israeli F-35 fighter jets as "fake news".
Iran on Saturday claimed that the air defence force of its army has successfully shot down and destroyed two Israeli F-35 fighter jets and a large number of other micro air vehicles.
IDF's international spokesperson, Lieutenant Colonel Nadav Shoshani took to social media, labelling it as a "complete FAKE NEWS".
"While the Iranian regime spreads lies, we're taking down real threats like this Iranian UAV shot down over northern Israel this morning," he posted on X along with a video of Israeli defence forces downing an Iranian Unmanned Aerial Vehicle.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday announced the launch of 'Operation Rising Lion' against Iran, a targetted military operation to roll back the Iranian threat of nuclear weapons to Israel's very survival. He asserted that the operation will continue for as many days as it takes to remove the threat.