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Sunday, December 31, 2023
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Sunday, December 31, 2023
IDF says it has downed 2nd suspected drone heading toward Israel from the east
Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
The IDF says a “suspicious aerial target” — believed to be a drone — that was heading toward Israeli airspace from “the eastern direction” was downed by a fighter jet outside of Israeli airspace.
It does not elaborate on whether the apparent drone was downed over Syria or over Jordan.
Another aerial target that entered Israeli airspace from Syria was also downed by a fighter jet, the IDF says.
In the second incident, which was previously reported, a drone infiltration alarm sounded in two communities in the Golan Heights.
The Islamic Resistance in Iraq, a coalition of Iran-backed paramilitary groups, claimed to have targeted Israel this evening with “appropriate weapons.”
