IDF says sirens in towns near Lebanon were false alarm

Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent

Israeli soldiers man a checkpoint near the northern border with Lebanon on October 17, 2023. (Jalaa Marey/AFP)
Israeli soldiers man a checkpoint near the northern border with Lebanon on October 17, 2023. (Jalaa Marey/AFP)

The Israel Defense Forces says sirens that sounded in the northern communities of Dishon and Malkia, close to the border with Lebanon, were a false alarm.

The IDF says it had identified a “suspicious target” heading toward Israeli airspace, but after further investigation, it appeared there was no infiltration into Israeli airspace.

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