A Hezbollah drone penetrated northern Israeli communities, triggering sirens, and was intercepted, N13 / Army Radio reporters say. The breach is the second in the past day; security sources note that the political echelon has pledged a strike in Beirut for each such incident.
For the second time in the past 24 hours, a Hezbollah drone entered Israeli airspace over northern communities, activating warning sirens. According to Moriah Asraf and Doron Kadosh (N13 / Army Radio), the drone was intercepted by Israeli air defenses.
This follows a first breach on Wednesday that penetrated without interception and drew a promise from Israel's political leadership that each such event would be met with a strike in Beirut. The IDF has not yet issued an official statement on this morning's incident, and it remains unclear whether the response pledge will be carried out.
The recurrence of drone incursions underscores the persistent challenge along the Lebanon border, where Hezbollah has continued probing Israeli air defenses despite the general military posture since the 2006 war. A full interceptor launch economy and the political ramifications of an Israeli reprisal in the Lebanese capital are the open questions as the day unfolds.
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