Two small IDF drones crashed in the West Bank today for as yet unclear reasons, the army says. They have both been recovered.
One of the unmanned aerial vehicles landed in the city of Hebron, while the second landed in the city of Bethlehem.
The army says there is no risk that intelligence could have been gleaned from the Elbit Systems’ Skylark model drones.
The military says it is investigating the circumstances behind the crash landings.
An army spokesperson says it is not immediately clear if the two incidents were related to one another.
As a result of the crashes, which occur with some regularity, the head of IDF Ground Forces, Maj. Gen. Kobi Barak, grounded the entire fleet of Skylark drones until an investigation can be completed.
— Judah Ari Gross
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