The Israeli military confirms that one of its drones was shot down over Iran overnight.
“During operational activity, a surface-to-air missile was launched at an air force unmanned aerial vehicle,” the IDF says.
The military confirms the drone crashed in Iran, but adds that “there is no fear of information leaking.”
The IAF has been operating over Iran, at a distance of more than 1,500 kilometers, since Friday.
The military has said it has air supremacy over western Iran and Tehran, and is working to achieve this over other parts of the country as well, to thwart Iranian ballistic missile attacks on Israel.
More than 70 Iranian air defense batteries have been destroyed in strikes so far, according to the IDF.
“Achieving air superiority involves initiative and offensive actions, which come with costs that were accounted for in the plan. We are constantly engaged in the struggle to maintain air superiority,” the military says.
The IDF says the incident over Isfahan is being investigated further.
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