### [2026-05-18](/feed/2026/05/18/index.md)

##### Middle Eastern crisis
# Hezbollah states that it shot down an Israeli military aircraft over Ayta al-Jabal in southern Lebanon. 




### Sources:

1. [Al Jazeera](https://aje.news/xex3gi?update=4583021)

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