The Zioneer reports that the drone found near the home of National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir this weekend belonged to a teenager from the same neighborhood. The drone accidentally crashed on Friday, and the teenager later identified it as his own after it was returned. The incident has been resolved with no security threat.
The drone found near National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir's home in Hebron over the weekend belonged to a local teenager who accidentally crashed it on Friday, The Zioneer reports. The drone was returned to the teen, and the incident is closed with no security threat. This identification follows the earlier clarification from security sources that the incident was not an assassination attempt, as The Zioneer reported at 00:31 Jerusalem on Sunday.
The sequence of events unfolded Saturday evening. At 22:13 Jerusalem, reports emerged of a drone falling near Ben Gvir's home. The IDF collected the drone, and the minister's office confirmed he was updated. Kan News reported that the drone carried a letter in Arabic. Security sources later clarified it was not an assassination attempt, and by the same timestamp, the drone was identified as belonging to a teenager and returned to him. The Zioneer's 00:31 Jerusalem bulletin reiterated that it was not an assassination attempt, and now the identification is confirmed.
The incident comes amid broader drone activity and previous threats against Ben Gvir. As The Zioneer reported on June 14, Ben Gvir has called for a harsh response to drone incursions, and he has faced previous thwarted assassination attempts involving drones. However, this specific incident was resolved as non-hostile.
The earlier report of a letter in Arabic remains unconfirmed in the final resolution; the teen's identity has not been disclosed.
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