However, the evidence cited by Southfront seems rather tenuous. Hours after the Israeli military announced the strike on the Syrian missile battery, Israeli media reported that an Israeli F-35 had been damaged by a bird strike two weeks before (Google translation here ). The plane reportedly landed safely, but the Israeli Air Force did admit that it wasn’t sure whether the plane will fly again. Israel has taken delivery of only seven F-35Is so far, with a total of fifty on order.
https://nationalinterest.org/blog/the-buzz/did-russian-missile-really-hit-israeli-f-35-22926
https://nationalinterest.org/blog/the-buzz/did-russian-missile-really-hit-israeli-f-35-22926