The Israel Defense Forces early Friday downed a drone that crossed into the country, after sirens were triggered in the southern city of Ashkelon and nearby towns near the border with the northern Gaza Strip.
The military did not specify from where the unmanned aerial vehicle originated, and there was no immediate claim of responsibility.
There were no direct injuries in the attack, according to the Magen David Adom emergency medical service, although several people were hurt running to shelters.
On Thursday, a drone Hamas fired from Gaza was shot down over Israeli territory. Air defense systems tracked the UAV until it was intercepted, the military said, adding that no casualties or damages were reported.
It marked the first time that a drone managed to infiltrate Israel’s airspace from the Strip since June 19, according to IDF data.
Israeli ground forces entered the coastal enclave on Oct. 27 following a weeks-long air campaign in response to the Oct. 7 Hamas-led attacks in the northwestern Negev, in which terrorists massacred some 1,200 people, wounded thousands more and abducted more than 250 to Gaza.
According to data last updated on Oct. 2, some 13,200 rockets, missiles and UAVs have been launched toward Israel from Gaza since Oct. 7.
Also Thursday, Iranian-backed terrorists in Iraq claimed to have fired a drone at the southernmost city of Eilat.
On Oct. 3, two IDF soldiers were killed and two dozen others were wounded in the Golan Heights by a drone launched from Iraq. The Islamic Resistance in Iraq, an Iran-backed militia, took credit for the attack, claiming the target was a base belonging to the Golani Brigade.
