Ryanair crew noticed Israeli F-16s converging on their flight path

The flight crew aboard a Ryanair Boeing 737 on approach to land at Ovda airport in Israel saw two Israeli F-16s climbing to its flight path no Mar. 1. The crew alerted the ATC which then vectored the fighters away.

Flickr - Israel Defense Forces - F-16C Takes Off
By Israel Defense Forces (F-16I Takes Off) [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons

Israel’s Transportation Ministry and the Israeli Air Force will investigate the matter.