 While a morale boosting achievement, "Rimon 20" did not change the course of the war.After the operation, other IAF aircraft were lost to Soviet MiG-21s and SAMs.Few days later, on 7 August, the Soviets respond by luring Israeli fighter jets into a counter-ambush, downing two Israeli Mirage-IIICs and deploying more aircraft to Egypt, known as "Operation Kavkaz".