Urgent: Israel cancels strikes in part of Iran amid search for 2nd crew member aboard downed U.S. jet -- media-Xinhua

Urgent: Israel cancels strikes in part of Iran amid search for 2nd crew member aboard downed U.S. jet -- media

Source: Xinhua

Editor: huaxia

2026-04-04 00:31:30

JERUSALEM, April 3 (Xinhua) -- The Israeli military has canceled strikes in the area in Iran, where searches are being conducted for the second crew member aboard the U.S. fighter jet that was shot down in Iranian airspace, Israel's Channel 12 reported Friday, citing a senior Israeli official.

Earlier in the day, various Israeli media outlets reported that the pilot of the fighter jet was safely rescued. The outlets added that the fate of the navigator who was on the jet was unknown.