Army says drone from Iraq shot down after crossing into Israel

An unmanned aircraft launched from Iraq was shot down by the air force, the Israel Defense Forces says, after drone alarms sounded in the northern Jordan Valley.

The army says the drone was intercepted after “crossing into Israel from the east,” which usually denotes an attack originating in Iraq.

A video posted online by Iraq’s Iran-backed Popular Mobilization Forces claims to show the drone being launched toward Israel as revenge for the killing of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar last week.

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