The Israel Defense Forces fired a Patriot missile to intercept a drone operated by Hezbollah in Lebanon, like reported by jta.org.
The drone, which the IDF identified as an Iranian-made unmanned aerial vehicle, took off from the airport in Damascus on an intelligence-gathering mission, according to the IDF. The drone operated in the demilitarized zone between Israel and Syria on the Golan Heights and did not enter Israeli airspace, the IDF said.
It was shot down with one Patriot missile.
“We will not allow any infiltration or infiltration of Iranian terrorist elements, Hezbollah, Shiite militias and global jihad into the border area on the Golan Heights,” said IDF Spokesman Ronen Manlis in a statement. “We will respond to every action very clearly and we will act to prevent any such attempts.”
In April, the IDF used a Patriot missile to intercept a Syrian drone that flew into Israeli airspace. The IDF used two Patriot missiles last summer to fire on a drone sent from Syria that breached Israel’s air space.
