The Israel Defense Forces launched a Patriot interceptor missile at a drone that was heading in direction of Israeli airspace from Syria, forcing the incoming unmanned aerial car to beat a retreat, the military mentioned.
“As a result, the aircraft fled from the border. No interception was reported,” the military mentioned in a assertion.
The army didn't instantly determine the operator of the drone.
The IDF mentioned its methods noticed the incoming plane earlier than it reached the border.
“The IDF will not allow a violation of the aerial sovereignty of the State of Israel ands will take action against any attempt to harm its citizens,” the military mentioned.
Residents of northern Israel shortly started sharing images and movies exhibiting the white path left behind, apparently by the Patriot launch.
נראה ונשמע כמו שיגור טיל פטריוט לעבר מטרה חשודה. פרטים בהמשך. pic.twitter.com/7uqJ6LwaB8
— מבזקים ודיווחים (@S0503281) June 24, 2018
In latest days, preventing has intensified close to Israel’s border with Syria, as dictator Bashar Assad’s forces, aided by the Russian army, transfer in on one of many final remaining areas of rebel-controlled territory in the nation.
Last 12 months, the Israel Defense Forces used the Patriot missile protection system on at the least two events in order to shoot down incoming drones from Syria.
In November 2017, a Syrian army drone was shot down by a Patriot missile. In September of that 12 months, the American-made system additionally intercepted an unmanned aerial car that was flown by the Iran-backed Hezbollah terrorist group.