On Friday, a youth playing with a drone dropped it on the street in Hebron where the Ben-Gvir family resides, according to Israeli security sources. The sources clarified that the incident was not an assassination attempt, following initial suspicions.
On Saturday evening, security forces reported that a drone had fallen near the home of National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir in the Jewish neighborhood of Hebron. The IDF and police launched an investigation, and the drone was collected by security forces. The Minister's office confirmed that the family was unharmed. Initial reports raised suspicions of a possible assassination attempt.
By early Sunday morning, an investigation concluded that the drone belonged to a teenager from the same neighborhood who had been playing with it on Friday and accidentally dropped it. The drone was returned to the teenager. Security sources emphasized that the incident was not an assassination attempt and posed no threat.
The prompt clarification by security forces resolved the initial uncertainty. The Zioneer reported earlier that the drone was identified as belonging to the teenager and returned to him.
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