i24NEWS correspondent Amichai Stein reports that Israeli sources assess the drones intercepted over Jordan earlier today were launched by pro-Iranian militias operating in Iraq. The assessment refines an earlier IDF statement that attributed the launch to Shiite militia areas in Iraq.
Israeli sources have assessed that the two drones intercepted over Jordan earlier today were launched by pro-Iranian militias operating in Iraq, i24NEWS correspondent Amichai Stein reported Monday evening. The assessment provides a more specific attribution than the earlier IDF statement, which, as The Zioneer reported at 20:54 Jerusalem, assessed that the two drones were launched from the Shiite militia area in Iraq.
The incident was first reported at 20:54 Jerusalem, when two separate assessments emerged. A defense establishment assessment cited by Channel 14 stated that Iranian-directed drones were launched from Iraq toward the Jordan border. Simultaneously, an IDF assessment cited by KAN stated that the two drones, intercepted at the Jordan border, were launched from an area in Iraq where Shiite militias operate. The Zioneer reported both assessments at 20:54.
The current incident is part of a broader pattern of drone and missile launches from Iraqi territory. As The Zioneer reported on June 19, 2026, IRGC elite units established covert cells in Iraq that operated outside the normal militia command structure to conduct drone strikes against Gulf neighbors. The involvement of pro-Iranian militias in the current incident aligns with that earlier reporting.
The specific militia group responsible remains unidentified. The assessment is attributed to Israeli sources, not an official IDF statement. The drones were intercepted over Jordanian territory and did not reach Israeli airspace; no casualties or damage have been reported.
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