The IDF identified and shot down a Hezbollah surveillance drone near the Ali Taher ridge in southern Lebanon on Sunday evening, according to a report on Army Radio (Galei Tzahal). The drone carried a camera and no explosives; a fire ignited by its fall was extinguished. No casualties were reported. The IDF confirmed the incident.
The IDF identified a Hezbollah intelligence-gathering drone near the Ali Taher ridge in southern Lebanon on Sunday evening, according to a report on Army Radio. Forces fired at the drone and brought it down. The drone was equipped with a camera and carried no explosives. A fire broke out at the crash site but was extinguished shortly afterward. The IDF confirmed the details.
The incident comes during a fragile ceasefire framework, as The Zioneer has reported. Hezbollah has continued to operate south of the Litani River, including drone incursions toward IDF positions. The Ali Taher ridge is an area where Israeli forces have previously reported Hezbollah activity, including entrenched operatives. No casualties were reported in this incident.
2 developments
- ConfirmedIDF intercepts Hezbollah drone near troops in southern Lebanon
- DevelopingIDF drone strike reported in southern Lebanon village of Jbaishit
- DevelopingIDF strikes a Hezbollah intelligence-gathering site in southern Lebanon
- DevelopingHezbollah continues surveillance drone flights over IDF positions despite ceasefire, troops say
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