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Anti-aircraft missile fired at Israeli UAV in Lebanon

“A short while ago, an anti-aircraft missile was launched over Lebanese territory towards an IDF UAV. The UAV was not hit,” tweeted the IDF.

Anti-aircraft missile fired at Israeli UAV in Lebanon on Oct. 31. Source: Screenshot.
Anti-aircraft missile fired at Israeli UAV in Lebanon on Oct. 31. Source: Screenshot.

The Israel Defense Forces said on Thursday that one its unmanned aerial vehicles was fired on, but not downed, in Lebanon.

“A short while ago, an anti-aircraft missile was launched over Lebanese territory towards an IDF UAV. The UAV was not hit,” tweeted the IDF.

The UAV was shot at in the southern Lebanese city of Nabatieh, according to earlier Lebanese reports.

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