Actually, this seems to be the usual tactic of the Putin military.
Russian bombers have been buzzing Alaska for quite some time. As soon as we challenge them, they turn and run away.
Isreal is wise in this, Putin will remember this action.
Everybody’s military does it. It is like the outrage over spies. OH MY GOSH, THEY SENT A SPY INTO OUR MIDST. But, everybody does. Now that comparison is not perfect in that the breeches are not a threat. But the idea of outrage is the same. It is very hypocritical.