Israel shoots down drone near Lebanon border
The drone incident comes as the Israeli military braces for retaliation from Lebanese militant group Hezbollah along its northern border.
Amid heightened tensions with Lebanon’s Hezbollah, Israel’s military says it shot down a small drone that crossed into Israeli airspace overnight in the Golan Heights.
“Last night, [Israel Defense Forces] troops identified, monitored, & downed a drone which infiltrated into northern Israel along the Blue Line. We are searching the area,” the IDF said on Twitter today, referring to the United Nations-recognized border between Israel and Lebanon.
“The IDF continues to maintain a high level of readiness to defend Israel's northern border from any threat.”
Earlier in the day Thursday, a false alarm prompted air raid sirens near the border with Lebanon in northern Israel.
