IDF: Drone that triggered Eilat sirens was launched from Iraq, shot down by navy missile boat
Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
A drone launched toward Israel from Iraq was shot down by an Israeli Navy missile boat a short while ago, the military says.
Sirens sounded in Israel’s southernmost city of Eilat amid the incident.
There are no injuries or damage.
The Iran-backed Islamic Resistance in Iraq takes responsibility for the drone, claiming to have targeted Eilat.
Footage shows the interception of a drone launched from Iraq by an Israeli Navy vessel near Eilat this evening. https://t.co/Ye3PFxg6Gb pic.twitter.com/jjGPLzHIfR
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