Hezbollah says it took out Israeli drone near border

Al-Monitor Staff

An Israeli soldier watches an Elbit Systems Skylark I unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV or drone) taking off near the border with the Gaza Strip in southern Israel on August 21, 2020, as part of monitoring operations in the area. (Photo by JACK GUEZ / AFP) (Photo by JACK GUEZ/AFP via Getty Images) — An Israeli soldier watches an Elbit Systems Skylark I unmanned aerial vehicle taking off near the border with the Gaza Strip in southern Israel on Aug. 21, 2020, as part of monitoring operations in the area. — JACK GUEZ/AFP via Getty Images

Hezbollah said it downed an Israeli drone on Monday.

The Lebanese military and political organization said it took down a drone above the town of Blida near the Israeli border, the Hezbollah-affiliated Al-Manar news outlet reported.

The Israeli military offered a different account of the incident, saying that a drone crashed on the border, according to the Associated Press.

Neither Hezbollah nor Israel offered more details.

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Hezbollah says it took out Israeli drone near border

Hezbollah claims to have downed an Israeli drone, but the Israeli military claimed that it crashed.

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