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Saturday, July 27, 2024
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Saturday, July 27, 2024
Hezbollah drone apparently heading for offshore gas rig downed by Iron Dome system mounted on warship — IDF
Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
Illustrative: A Hezbollah drone is seen being shot down by air defenses over northern Israel, June 23, 2024. (Israel Defense Forces)
The Hezbollah drone apparently heading toward offshore gas infrastructure in Israel’s territorial waters this morning was shot down by the ship-mounted Iron Dome system, known as C-Dome.
According to the IDF, one of the Navy’s Sa’ar 6-class corvettes intercepted the drone at a significant distance from the Karish gas field, and there was no threat to the offshore infrastructure amid the incident.
The IDF is still investigating if the drone was laden with explosives or used by Hezbollah for surveillance.
