Israel announced on Friday that it will retain its right to decide to carry out military actions in Syria, despite the downing of a Russian jet earlier this week by Syrian regime air defenses. "There have been no changes to the deconfliction mechanism as a result of this unfortunate event," the military official said on condition of anonymity, referring to Mondays downing following Israeli air strikes. He said Israel and Russia had committed to the "very effective" mechanism but stressed that Israels "freedom of movement is paramount". The arrangement was agreed by Israel and Russia in 2015, when Russian forces intervened alongside the regime in Syria to avoid clashes between their militaries inside Syrian territory. Israel regularly carries out strikes in war-torn Syria against the regime, its Lebanese ally “Hezbollah” and Iranian targets. But Syrian air defenses on Monday night mistakenly struck a Russian Il-20 military plane after an Israeli raid on a regime facility, killing all 15 crew members. The Russian military accused Israeli pilots of using "the Russian plane as a cover, exposing it to fire from Syrian air defenses", saying they reserved the right to respond. Russian President Vladimir Putin, however, later adopted a more conciliatory tone, saying the incident was the result of "tragic accidental circumstances". An Israeli delegation led by its air force chief this week presented Moscow with its findings on the incident, “including recordings of the conversations between the Israeli air force and the Russian air force component in Syria,” said an Israeli official. Israel has provided Moscow with proof it bore no responsibility for downing the Russian jet, added the official, who briefed reporters on condition of anonymity. “We proved how the Syrian reckless anti-air fire was the direct cause of hitting the Russian aircraft. They fired quite recklessly and irresponsibly and unprofessionally into the air long after our planes were no longer there,” the official said. More than 20 Syrian anti-aircraft missiles were fired during the incident, the official said. “Our Russian counterparts had a few questions, those questions were answered,” the official said. “Our impression is that the discussions were professional and that the information was well accepted.” Russia’s Defense Ministry was initially critical of Israel, saying it had only given Moscow one minute’s warning before its jets attacked, putting the Russian aircraft in danger of being caught in cross-fire. But the Israeli official said: “We definitely gave a warning, a time much longer than one minute. We acted in accordance with the standard operating procedures that are in place with the Russian military.”