Sirens warning of a suspected hostile drone infiltration were activated in the frontline community of Zar'it at 16:51, the IDF said, adding that the details are under review. The alert is the first in the area in more than 48 hours, following a lull in the northern border area. Residents were instructed to enter protected spaces.
At 16:51 Friday, sirens warning of a hostile aircraft infiltration – suspected to be a drone – sounded in the frontline community of Zar'it, near the Lebanese border. The IDF confirmed the alert and said the details are under review. This is the first such alert in Zar'it in more than 48 hours; the previous one occurred Wednesday at 12:56 and was later declared a false identification by the military. The lull had lasted two full days, a period of relative quiet in the northern arena. The New 12 (N12) correspondent Sharon Kanoblich reported the alert as a suspected drone infiltration. Separately, the IDF reported striking targets in the Nabatieh area of southern Lebanon at around the same time, but those strikes are a distinct event.
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