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WATCH: Israeli air force shoots down Hamas drone

Hamas released footage purporting to show new drones that resemble widely exported Iranian models.

MAHMUD HAMS/AFP via Getty Images
This picture taken on Dec. 29, 2020, shows a view of an unmanned aerial vehicle of the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas flying above Gaza City during military drills by Hamas and other Palestinian armed factions. — MAHMUD HAMS/AFP via Getty Images

An Israeli fighter aircraft shot down an explosive-laden drone launched from the Gaza Strip on Thursday, Israel’s air force said.

Video released by the Israeli military shows an F-16 targeting the drone before knocking it out with a missile. The so-called “suicide drone” was carrying roughly 11 pounds (five kilograms) of explosives, the military said.

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