IDF says suspected drone heading to Eilat from the east was intercepted

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

A “suspicious aerial target” — thought to be a drone — heading toward Israel from the eastern direction was intercepted by air defenses over Eilat, the IDF says.

The incident comes as the Iran-backed Islamic Resistance in Iraq claims to have launched a drone at Eilat.

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