Following earlier reports that a drone over Mount Hermon likely originated from Hezbollah in Lebanon, new reports indicate the drone was not from Iran, according to Israeli media. The origin remains under investigation.
The Mount Hermon drone incident continued to evolve this evening, with additional Israeli media reports, citing Yediot, clarifying that the drone was not from Iran. This aligns with the earlier assessment from Army Radio journalists Moriah Asraf and Doron Kadosh, who reported at 19:16 Jerusalem that the drone was likely from Hezbollah in Lebanon, not Iran. The origin of the drone remains under investigation, and other possibilities are still being examined.
The first reports of the incident, published at 19:16 Jerusalem, indicated that the IDF had intercepted a suspicious aerial target over the Syrian Hermon, with initial assessments suggesting it was an Iranian drone intended for Israeli territory. The IDF confirmed the interception. Shortly thereafter, Army Radio sources reframed the assessment, pointing to Hezbollah in Lebanon as the likely source. The new reporting from Yediot at 19:47 Jerusalem reinforces the conclusion that the drone did not originate from Iran.
As The Zioneer reported on Saturday, July 11, 2026, Iranian air defenses intercepted a hostile American drone over Isfahan, though that incident is unrelated to the current event.
What remains open: the exact launch point of the drone has not been officially confirmed, and the IDF has not issued an updated statement on the origin. The possibility of other launch sources has not been ruled out.
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