IDF: Troops recover drone that crashed in central Gaza

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

Illustrative: An IDF soldier with a Skylark drone during a drill at the Tzelim army base, August 5, 2013. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
Illustrative: An IDF soldier with a Skylark drone during a drill at the Tzelim army base, August 5, 2013. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)

The IDF says that a drone that crashed in the central Gaza Strip this week due to a technical fault was recovered by troops.

“The parts of the aircraft were collected and returned to Israel,” the army says.

It adds that the incident was investigated and “lessons were learned.”

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