Iraqi group takes responsibility for thwarted drone attacks

The Islamic Resistance in Iraq, an Iran-backed Shiite militia group, claims responsibility for launching drones at Israel, after the military said it downed two UAVs approaching “from the east.”

In a pair of statements, the group says it fired drones at unspecified “vital” targets in Israel’s north and south.

The attack triggered warnings near the Dead Sea region.

Fighter jets scrambled to counter the threat screamed over Jerusalem’s skies for several minutes earlier in the evening before the army announced the drones had been shot down outside of Israeli airspace.

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