Footage of the explosion of one of the drones that infiltrated from Lebanon into the western Galilee on Thursday shows it struck within meters of homes in Shlomi, according to reporting by Moriah Asraf and Doron Kadosh (N13 / Army Radio). The IDF Spokesperson has been attempting to brief media that the impact occurred in a 'military zone,' a characterization the video appears to contradict. The drone was one of two that penetrated from Lebanon; the military confirmed the incident was under review.
Footage obtained by Army Radio journalists Moriah Asraf and Doron Kadosh shows the moment one of two explosive drones that infiltrated from Lebanon into the western Galilee early Thursday detonated just meters from residential homes in Shlomi. The video, broadcast on N13 and Army Radio, appears to contradict the IDF Spokesperson's initial framing that the impact occurred in a 'military zone' with no risk to civilians.
Our coverage of this incident began at 08:22 Jerusalem, when the desk first reported that the drone had exploded in an open area near Shlomi based on the same Army Radio sources. Over the next nine minutes, the thread evolved: an IDF confirmation emerged (08:22) that two Hezbollah drones had exploded inside Israeli territory near Shlomi and that the incident was under investigation; further reports at the same minute specified the drones struck a 'military zone' inside Israeli territory; and at 08:31 the military analyst Nitzan Shapira (Channel 12) repeated the 'military zone' characterization. The new visual evidence — the first direct imagery of the impact site — is the first source to contradict that official characterization with a specific, visible detail: the proximity to homes.
As The Zioneer has reported in recent days, drone penetrations into the northern Galilee — including near Shlomi specifically — have become a regular occurrence in the ongoing confrontation with Hezbollah, with the military often classifying locations as closed military areas before details emerge. On June 10, the IDF intercepted a Hezbollah drone near its troops in southern Lebanon after sirens sounded in Shlomi; on June 6, a Hezbollah drone injured an Israeli officer in a separate incident.
It remains unconfirmed what the IDF's review of the incident will determine — whether the military will revise its characterization of the impact zone or maintain that the location was indeed a military area, despite the visual proximity to homes. No casualties or property damage were reported in this incident.
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