Meanwhile, the Israeli military acknowledged that one of their fighter jets was targeted by a surface-to-air missile fired from Iranian defense systems. In a statement, the Israeli military said the aircraft had departed from bases located in occupied territories with a mission to conduct airstrikes in Iran, specifically targeting areas around Tehran. It further claimed the pilots managed to survive the incident. The United Staes and Israel started a fresh round of aerial aggression on Iran on February 28, some eight months after they carried out unprovoked attacks on the country. Iran has responded by launching barrages of missile and drone attacks on the Israeli-occupied territories as well as on US bases in regional countries.