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IDF says fighter jet shot down ‘hostile aerial target’ over Red Sea earlier today
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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
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