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IDF says drone which hit Eilat naval base was ‘made in Iran and directed by Iran’
Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
The Eilat naval base, July 30, 2019. (Mendy Hechtman/ Flash90/ File)
IDF Spokesman Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari says the drone that hit the Eilat naval base overnight was “made in Iran” and the attack was “directed by Iran.”
The drone was apparently launched from Iraq by an Iran-backed militia.
“This is a very serious incident,” Hagari says, adding that the IDF is learning from the incident to improve its air defenses in the Eilat area.
