The Israel Air Force on Sunday morning, 26 Shevat, released a photo without revealing the face of the commander of its 113th Squadron, Lt.-Colonel ‘L’, who was the officer who locked in on and fired to take down the Iranian drone over the weekend.

L, whose identity is not revealed for security reasons, is quoted saying “We identified the Iranian drone and when it crossed the border, we downed it. The squadron stands ready for any assignment given to it”.

In a related matter, doctors at Rambam Medical Center in Haifa report the condition of the seriously wounded F-16 crew member compelled to bail out of his plane continues to improve. B’chasdei Hashem, he is disconnected from the respirator and breathing on his own and his condition has been upgraded from serious to moderate.

(YWN Israel Desk – Jerusalem)