July 11 (UPI) — Military officers said they shot down a Syrian drone Wednesday that flew a few miles into Israeli territory over the ocean of Galilee.
Israeli officials stated the unmanned drone caused rocket alert sirens in Golan Heights and Jordan Valley close to the Israel-Syria border, and was flown into Israel through Jordan.
The drone flew for SIXTEEN minutes before it used to be intercepted.
After it used to be shot through a U.S.-supplied Patriot missile, drone fragments fell into the water.
“The Patriot aerial protection system recognized the danger and tracked it till its interception,” an IDF spokesperson mentioned. “The IDF will not allow any violation of Israeli airspace and will act in opposition to any try to harm its civilians.”
The shoot-down got here weeks after Israeli forces fired at any other drone from Syria. The IDF has not yet stated exactly who flew either drone.
“we’re prepared for the possibility of Israeli sovereignty being violated as a result of the preventing in Syria,” IDF Spokesperson Ronen Manelis stated. “Our purpose is not to allow the 1974 settlement to be violated and to not create a chance for the State of Israel.”
The disagreement occurred as Israeli High Minister Benjamin Netanyahu traveled to Moscow to satisfy with Russian President Vladimir Putin. He instructed newshounds in advance he was once assembly with Putin to talk about Syria, Iran and “Israel’s safety needs.”
