Residents of Manara and Margaliot in the Upper Galilee received a Home Front Command alert for a hostile aircraft intrusion at 23:33, according to Channel 12 reporter Guy Varon. The alert was apparently triggered by an 'air hammer' (sonic boom) from Israeli air force activity over Lebanon, the report states. The IDF has not yet commented.
A hostile aircraft intrusion alert was triggered in the Upper Galilee communities of Manara and Margaliot at 23:33 tonight, according to Channel 12 reporter Guy Varon. Residents entered protected spaces. The alert appears to have been caused by an 'air hammer' (sonic boom) from Israeli Air Force activity over Lebanon, Varon reported. The IDF has not yet commented on tonight's event.
The alert follows a pattern of similar false alarms in the region. Earlier this evening, at 23:14 Jerusalem, The Zioneer reported a hostile aircraft alert in the Ram Ridge area that was also suspected to be a false alarm; the IDF said it was investigating. Previous incidents in June — including alerts in Manara on June 12 at 22:12 Jerusalem and in Margaliot on June 13 at 14:20 Jerusalem — were later attributed by the IDF to sonic booms from Israeli aircraft operating over Lebanon. The thread shows that initial unconfirmed reports (one source) evolved into multiple newsroom reports and eventually an IDF determination in prior cases.
As The Zioneer reported in June, the IDF has previously determined that sonic booms from Israeli air force activity over Lebanon triggered false alarms in these same frontline communities. The military's standard procedure in such cases is to investigate and, when appropriate, confirm the cause.
It remains unverified whether tonight's alert was definitively caused by a sonic boom or whether any hostile aircraft was involved. The IDF has not yet issued an official statement.
4 developments
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- DevelopingSuspected aircraft intrusion alert in Manara, Upper Galilee
- DevelopingIDF investigating hostile aircraft infiltration siren in Ghajar
- DevelopingDrone Alert Triggers Precautionary Measures in Kiryat Shmona
Source and signal
- Internal intake