The IDF has opened an investigation after a drone was found in the neighborhood of National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir, the Jerusalem Post reported, citing a military source. The source described the drone as small and clarified it was not near Ben Gvir's home. The development follows an earlier report that a drone found in the same area on Friday belonged to a local teenager and was returned to him.
The IDF has opened an investigation into a drone found in the neighborhood of National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir, the Jerusalem Post reported Sunday, citing a military source. The source described the drone as small and clarified it was not near Ben Gvir's home. The development follows a weekend of reports that began with a drone falling near the minister's residence in Hebron, and later being identified as a hobby drone belonging to a local teenager.
The sequence of events began Saturday evening, when reports indicated a drone had fallen near Ben Gvir's home. The Shin Bet updated the family, and the IDF collected the drone. Initial reports from Kan News said the drone carried a letter in Arabic. By 22:13 Saturday, Jerusalem time, multiple reports from various sources clarified that the drone was a teenager's toy that had accidentally crashed on Friday, and that it was returned to the teenager. The Zioneer reported at 01:10 Sunday that the incident was resolved with no security threat.
The incident comes amid a pattern of drone-related security incidents in Israel. As The Zioneer has reported, an explosive drone killed an IDF battalion commander in Lebanon on June 28, and a drone carrying an explosive charge was found near Segev Shalom on June 24. The military has also intercepted drones from Syria and Lebanon in recent weeks.
The military source did not confirm whether the drone was explosive, as initially described in some reports. The IDF's investigation is ongoing, and it remains unclear why the military is revisiting the matter after the incident was previously assessed as a non-security event. The exact nature of the drone and the reason for the new investigation are still under review.
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