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Israeli military downs Hezbollah drone

The drone crossed into Israel via Lebanon, according to Israel. Hezbollah has not commented on the incident.

Drone downed
The Israeli Defense Forces released this image of the Hezbollah drone that was downed in Israeli airspace on Jan. 4, 2022.

The Israeli military downed a Hezbollah drone today. 

The drone entered Israeli airspace via Lebanon. Israeli soldiers “monitored” the drone before it landed, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said in a tweet. The IDF did not say how they downed the drone. The unmanned aerial vehicle is small and does not appear to have any weapons on it, according to a photo released by the IDF. 

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