Earlier in the day, the IAF struck 20 Hezbollah targets, which included ammunition depots and terror infrastructure, in a span of a few minutes in southern Lebanon.
Russia and Iran have been discussing the delivery of Su-35 fighter jets to Iran for over a year.
At approximately 10 p.m. on Saturday night, N and his fellow pilots were alerted that it was time to take to the skies.
Shortly after the IDF announced its military action in Lebanon, more rocket sirens sounded in northern Israel.
IDF soldiers continue to operate in northern and central Gaza.
Salami belonged to Hezbollah's Nasser unit and commanded a number of terrorist attacks against IDF troops, along with civilian and military targets in Israel's north.
The Netherlands houses one of several regional warehouses of US-owned F-35 parts, from which the parts are distributed to countries that request them.
The IDF responded to wave of rockets by striking at the sources of fire.
The F-16 Fighting Falcon assigned to the 8th Fighter Wing experienced "an in-flight emergency" over the sea and crashed.
There is still no exact timeline, but IDF sources have registered a decrease in Hamas resistance.
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