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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.
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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. 

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