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IDF: Downed drone contained images of Hezbollah operators

Among the images were pictures of the drone’s operators engaged in a training exercise, according to the Israeli military.

An image taken from what the Israeli military says was a Hezbollah drone downed after crossing the border from Lebanon. Source: IDF Spokesperson's Unit.
An image taken from what the Israeli military says was a Hezbollah drone downed after crossing the border from Lebanon. Source: IDF Spokesperson’s Unit.

A drone downed by the Israeli military last week contained images apparently showing a Hezbollah-affiliated force training with UAVs, according to the Israel Defense Forces.

Among the images were pictures of the drone’s operators, tweeted Lt. Col. Avichay Adraee, the head of the IDF Spokesperson Unit’s Arab media division, on Friday.

Israeli forces downed the drone on Tuesday, after it crossed from Lebanon into Israeli airspace. The drone was monitored throughout the incident, according to the IDF.

The IDF’s Galilee Division has significantly upgraded its ability to detect and monitor drone activity along the northern border, resulting in a “noticeable increase” in the number of downed drones, said Adraee on Friday.

The operators of a drone downed by the IDF on Jan. 4, 2021. Source: IDF Spokesperson's Unit.
The operators of a drone downed by the IDF on Jan. 4, 2021. Source: IDF Spokesperson’s Unit.

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