As punishment for the incident with the Il-20 in Syria, Russia can close the sky for Israel in the north of the Syrian republic. Such a measure would close the Israeli military territory to the north of Damascus. If Moscow takes this step, then the Syrian government troops and Hezbollah will benefit, which will get a safe zone for themselves. In addition, they will benefit from Iran, which will be able to gain a foothold in the region, writes the Israeli edition Haaretz.

However, Jerusalem is confident that relations with Moscow are still good, as indicated by the recent meetings between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the Israeli Defense Ministry Avigdor Lieberman with major Russian officials. The publication notes that Israel admits its guilt in the Il-20 crash, albeit indirect, and because of this it feels uneasy with Russia. On the night of September 17, the Israeli Air Force attacked from the air government facilities SAR. The Syrian missile defenses responded with fire to defeat, but instead of the Israeli fighter, the Russian reconnaissance aircraft Il-20 was shot down, caught in a collision zone.