The Israeli Air Force intercepted a Hezbollah drone in southern Lebanon near where Israeli forces are operating, the military says. No casualties were reported. The interception followed a siren activated in the northern community of Shlomi.
The interception occurred shortly after 14:18, when sirens sounded in Shlomi warning of a hostile aircraft intrusion. The Israeli Air Force tracked and downed a Hezbollah drone in an area of southern Lebanon where IDF troops are currently operating. The military confirmed there were no injuries. This incident is part of a sustained pattern of Hezbollah aerial activity along the northern border, with the IDF intercepting or tracking suspicious drones and launches almost daily, as The Zioneer has reported. The drone was downed in the same operational zone where Israeli forces have been conducting ground activities in recent weeks. No changes to Home Front Command civil-defense guidelines have been announced following this event.
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