Newsletter
Newsletter Support JNS

IDF downs drone near Sea of Galilee

The UAV, which set off sirens in several towns in the southern Golan Heights, appears to have crossed the border from Syria.

Rockets fired from southern Lebanon are intercepted by Israel's Iron Dome air defence system over the Upper Galilee region in northern Israel on Aug. 23, 2024. Photo by Jalaa Marey/AFP via Getty Images.
Rockets fired from southern Lebanon are intercepted by Israel’s Iron Dome air defence system over the Upper Galilee region in northern Israel on Aug. 23, 2024. Photo by Jalaa Marey/AFP via Getty Images.

Israeli air defenses on Monday intercepted a drone just south of the Sea of Galilee that appears to have penetrated the border from Syria to the east.

The drone set off sirens in several towns in the southern Golan Heights in the morning.

The incident occurred well south of the areas usually targeted by Hezbollah in Lebanon.

According to Israeli Army Radio, military officials believe the object was launched from Syria, a fairly rare occurrence.

Hezbollah has rained thousands of projectiles on northern Israel over the last ten and a half months, but the border with Syria has generally been largely quiet.

Jewish News Syndicate (JNS) is the fastest-growing news agency covering Israel and the Jewish world. We provide news briefs features opinions and analysis to 100 print newspapers and digital publications on a daily basis.
Of these, 138 remain hospitalized, with the ministry urging non-emergency cases to use urgent care centers to ease hospital crowding.
Protesters outside the building were heard chanting “the Zionist embassy.”
The investigation into the package’s origin is ongoing.
Qassem Soleimani’s niece has reportedly expressed support for the Iranian regime on social media.
Israel’s ambassador to Canada called on the country’s leaders to “immediately take all necessary measures to thwart this ticking bomb.”
The man was recognized by police officers while attending a court hearing of the three other suspects connected to the case.