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Tuesday, December 26, 2023
IDF says fighter jet shot down ‘hostile aerial target’ over Red Sea earlier today
Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
An Israeli Air Force fighter jet shot down a “hostile aerial target” — believed to be a drone launched from Yemen — over the Red Sea earlier today, the military says.
In a short statement, the IDF says the target was heading toward Israel, and the IAF’s air traffic control monitored the device throughout the incident.
The Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen claimed to have fired several drones at Israel’s southernmost city of Eilat today.
The IDF releases footage showing the interception.
An IAF fighter jet shot down a "hostile aerial target" over the Red Sea earlier today, which the military says was heading toward Israel.
The Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen claimed to have fired several drones at Israel's southernmost city of Eilat today. pic.twitter.com/irFLjaSlDX
— Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian (@manniefabian) December 26, 2023
