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IDF drone shot out of the sky over Lebanese territory

The drone, which the Israeli army says was conducting “routine operations” and poses no intelligence risk, was allegedly shot down with a hunting rifle.

A Lebanese man holds an Israeli drone he allegedly shot down in southern Lebanon, Oct. 23, 2019. Source: Screenshot.
A Lebanese man holds an Israeli drone he allegedly shot down in southern Lebanon, Oct. 23, 2019. Source: Screenshot.

The Israel Defense Forces announced on Wednesday that a military drone conducting “routine operations to secure the border” crashed in Lebanese territory.

According to a report by Lebanon’s National News Agency, the drone fell after being shot down by a Lebanese citizen with a hunting rifle.

The IDF said that the downing of the drone would not lead to intelligence being exposed, according to a report in Ynet, which noted that the IDF uses dozens of drones near the border on a daily basis, mostly for intelligence-gathering purposes.

Last month, the IDF acknowledged that one of its drones had crashed in southern Lebanon, two weeks after reports that another Israeli drone had crashed into a Hezbollah media center.

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