Israel’s aerial defense array overnight Tuesday intercepted a drone launched toward the country “from the east,” the Israel Defense Forces said on Wednesday morning.
The drone did not cross into Israeli territory and no injuries were reported, according to the military. According to Israeli media reports, it was shot down over Jordan.
A group of Iranian-backed militias calling itself the Islamic Resistance in Iraq claimed responsibility for the attack, saying that it had launched drones at the Port of Haifa.
The Islamic Resistance in Iraq says it launched drones at the Haifa port on Wednesday morning.
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The IDF announced that overnight, its aerial defense array successfully intercepted a hostile UAV that approached Israel from the east. The UAV did not cross into Israeli territory.… pic.twitter.com/u6RDHuS0Sa
IAF strikes Hezbollah rocket launcher
Also overnight Tuesday, Israeli Air Force fighter jets attacked a Hezbollah rocket launcher in the area of Zabqin in Southern Lebanon that had been used to carry out launches against Israel, the IDF said on Wednesday morning.
The IAF also struck Hezbollah infrastructure in the areas of Khiam and Ayta ash Shab in Southern Lebanon.
Furthermore, IDF artillery struck threats in the areas of Kfarchouba, Aalma El Chaeb and Kfarkela in Southern Lebanon, according to the IDF.
