News Wrap: Syrian fighter jet shot down by Israel

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• JUDY WOODRUFF:

  Israel shot down a Syrian fighter jet today for the first time since 1982. The Israeli defense minister said the plane entered Israeli airspace over the Golan Heights. Amateur video from Syria appeared to show a Patriot missile battery downing the jet. The crew managed to get out and landed in Syrian territory.

  Special forces in Israel have killed two alleged Hamas militants wanted in the murder of three Israeli teenagers. The teens' deaths in June ultimately triggered this summer's 50-day war in Gaza. Early today, Israeli units stormed a West Bank hideout and shot it out with the suspects.

  Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hailed the outcome.

• BENJAMIN NETANYAHU, Prime Minister, Israel (through interpreter):

  I said whoever carried out the kidnapping and murder of our teenagers would face the consequences. I added that we wouldn't rest or lose our grip until we had reached the last of them, wherever they were trying to hide. I also said this was our first mission and that it would be carried out. This morning, it was carried out.

• JUDY WOODRUFF:

  Palestinians held funerals for the two men this afternoon in Hebron. Hamas leaders praised them for a long life full of jihad and sacrifice.

• SAMI ABU ZUHRI, Hamas Spokesperson (through interpreter):

  Hamas mourns for the Palestinian people and our Arab and Islamic nation and the two martyrs. Hamas blames the Israeli occupation for the assassination of the two martyrs, and this is a war crime which the Israeli occupation is responsible for.

• JUDY WOODRUFF:

  The killings sparked a new round of clashes in the West Bank and threatened cease-fire talks in Cairo. But Palestinian negotiators agreed later to move forward.

  The Ebola outbreak in West Africa could lead to 1.4 million people being infected. That new estimate came today from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It's more than double any previous figure. The CDC said the projection assumes the number of cases are currently being substantially under-reported.

  A German-American journalist was freed today in Somalia after being held hostage for two-and-a-half years. Michael Scott Moore was kidnapped by Somali pirates in January 2012 while researching a book. It's not clear if any ransom was paid for his release.

  In China, an ethnic Uighur scholar was sentenced to life in prison. He'd been convicted of advocating separatism for speaking about the Muslim minority's plight. The penalty is the most severe in a decade for illegal political speech. Prosecutors said that Ilham Tohti led a criminal gang seeking to split the country. The White House said it's deeply concerned and called for Tohti's release.

  The outgoing president of Afghanistan, Hamid Karzai, aimed a parting criticism at the United States today. In his farewell address, he thanked other nations, but he charged that Americans didn't truly want peace in his country. He spoke in Kabul and called for Washington to be honest in its dealings.

• PRESIDENT HAMID KARZAI, Afghanistan (through interpreter):

  We want to have strategic relations with America. We want to have deep relations with America. We want to have the best relations with them in the West. But America should follow the path of honesty and friendship with Afghanistan. Afghanistan can be their best friend, on condition their actions and words are the same.

• JUDY WOODRUFF:

  Afghanistan inducts a new president, Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai, on Monday.

  Osama bin Laden's son-in-law and spokesman will spend life in a U.S. prison. Suleiman Abu Ghaith was sentenced today in New York for aiding al-Qaida after the 9/11 attacks. He warned the United States will face retaliation.

  It's about to become legal to carry a concealed handgun in the nation's capital. The Washington, D.C., City Council voted unanimously today to allow it, but with a number of restrictions. In July, a federal judge struck down the city's ban on carrying weapons.

  Eight national fraternities announced efforts today to fight sexual assaults on colleges campuses. The initiative includes training members to prevent and intervene in sexual violence, hazing and binge drinking. The fraternities have 75,000 members at more than 550 colleges.

  Wall Street had a down day. The Dow Jones industrial average lost more than 116 points to close below 17,056. The Nasdaq fell 19 points to close at 4,508. And the S&P 500 slipped 11 to finish at 1,982.