Army says drones launched from Lebanon crashed after interception attempts

The Israel Defense Forces says drones launched from Lebanon crashed after multiple attempts to shoot them down.

Drone alert sirens triggered had sounded for 20 minutes in communities stretching from the Lebanon border down Israel’s coast to areas southeast of Haifa before the army announced that the incident had ended.

According to the army, three drones were launched from Lebanon. It does not say how many crashed.

There are no casualties in the incident, the army adds.

“Three UAVs were identified crossing into Israeli territory from Lebanon,” the IDF says in a short statement. “Interception attempts were made, impacts were identified in the Western Galilee.”

A video online appears to show one of the drones flying unmolested in plain view near Haifa.

A drone launched by #Hezbollah from Lebanon has been flying around for a while through the north & making its way towards #Haifa.

The Israeli occupation army failed to intercept two drones that infiltrated from Lebanon & fell near #Acre.#Lebanon #Resistance pic.twitter.com/GpHORIcbpq

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