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The Israeli jets were downed on Friday. According to reports, the pilot of one of these warplanes, who is a woman, has been captured.

The Islamic Republic of Iran has vowed a crushing response to Israel’s acts of aggression.

The Israeli regime attacked a number of residential neighborhoods of Tehran and locations in other parts of Iran in the early hours of Friday.

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[-] kayky@thelemmy.club -4 points 2 hours ago

I hope she suffers.

[-] Cocopanda@lemmy.world 35 points 16 hours ago

I saw an Israeli woman crying because the house that was GIVEN to her blew up. And I can’t but sit back and sip my tea. As I said. Karma will do what karma does.

[-] jsomae@lemmy.ml 21 points 13 hours ago

Headline writers believe there are two genders: pilots and female pilots.

[-] BigMacHole@sopuli.xyz 120 points 1 day ago

Iran is ANTI SEMETIC for Not allowing Israel to BOMB THEM!

[-] hyacin@lemmy.ml 31 points 20 hours ago

Plot twist: She won't be raped like if it had happened the other way around.

[-] queermunist@lemmy.ml 21 points 14 hours ago* (last edited 14 hours ago)

For those unaware. CW: Israeli war crimes, SA, torture, etc

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[-] Gammelfisch@lemmy.world 30 points 20 hours ago

F-35? If yes, Germany should cancel the fucking order.

[-] Deflated0ne@lemmy.world 12 points 15 hours ago

Iran shot down 3 F-35s.

[-] ryannathans@aussie.zone 20 points 20 hours ago

They have an incredible weakness to passive infrared missiles

[-] Gammelfisch@lemmy.world 12 points 20 hours ago

Did know that and thanks for info +1.

[-] Dogiedog64@lemmy.world 2 points 15 hours ago

Nah, build the planes and send them to Ukraine. Deny the Fascists twice in one move.

[-] yogthos@lemmy.ml 19 points 20 hours ago

Absolutely hilarious how the US bet the farm on this tech, and the first time it was tested against a serious military it turned out not to actually work. Who could've guessed.

[-] kayky@thelemmy.club 2 points 2 hours ago

Americans get conned by their rulers, again.

An F35? You sure Iran downed it? Could have been a software update.

[-] yogthos@lemmy.ml 15 points 20 hours ago

It's not called a flying cybertruck for nothing.

[-] ProfessorOwl_PhD@hexbear.net 16 points 1 day ago

Yeah honestly this is like the Tesla "bomb" - until more information comes out to show otherwise it just did that.

Admittedly the Tesla didn't just do that, but still...

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[-] supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz 51 points 1 day ago

Did it start updating mid flight or something?

[-] crawancon@lemm.ee 27 points 1 day ago

John deere makes planes now?

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[-] dessalines@lemmy.ml 40 points 1 day ago
[-] OmegaLemmy@discuss.online 25 points 23 hours ago

People forget Iran is still one of the largest countries and has access to Russia, China and global south resources even if the west denies their existence

[-] NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.world 2 points 10 hours ago

I didn't know, had to look it up, 17th biggest.

[-] culpritus@hexbear.net 15 points 21 hours ago
[-] Frederic@beehaw.org 26 points 1 day ago

IrAn hAs bAcKwArD mIlItArY cApaBiLiTiEs but can shot down a brand new F35, as a Canadian I cannot wait for Canada to spend 29 billions for like 16 F35 !

[-] Zacpod@lemmy.world 1 points 2 hours ago

Really hope we go with the Gripens instead.

[-] davel@lemmy.ml 20 points 1 day ago
[-] WizardOfLoneliness@hexbear.net 14 points 1 day ago

First downed by anything other than normal operation and bad design

[-] Outdoor_Catgirl@hexbear.net 13 points 1 day ago
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[-] CaptainBasculin@lemmy.bascul.in 10 points 23 hours ago

Does this have any credible source reporting on it, just curious since this image is not a recent image.

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