A surface-to-air missile (SAM) reportedly fired from Syria at attacking Israeli aircraft in the early hours of 1 July crashed into northern Cyprus. Images of the crash site posted online showed the burnt-out remains of the missile, which landed in scrubland in the Turkish-occupied part of the Republic of Cyprus (known as the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus by Ankara). Turkish Cypriot Foreign Minister Kudret Ozersay tentatively identified the missile as being fired from an S-200 (SA-5) long-range SAM system, adding that it was Turkey's assessment that the missile had exploded in the air before the remnants landed on the island.
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