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IDF says Hezbollah tried, failed to down Israeli drone over Lebanon; terror group’s UAV downed
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleEmanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
Hezbollah attempted to shoot down an Israeli Air Force drone over southern Lebanon a short while ago, the military says.
The IDF says the surface-to-air missile “failed” and no damage was caused to the drone.
Separately, the Air Force shot down an apparent Hezbollah drone over southern Lebanon, the IDF says.
Earlier today, Hezbollah launched several explosive drones and an anti-tank guided missile at Israeli troops, and several explosive devices planted by the terror group were detonated near the forces, the IDF says.
According to the military, no injuries were caused in the attacks.
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