IDF Downs Syrian Drone that Entered Israeli Airspace

The Times of Israel reports: A Patriot missile intercepted a Syrian drone that entered Israeli airspace on Thursday evening, the army said.

According to the IDF, the missile successfully downed the unmanned aerial vehicle over the Golan Heights. “The IDF will not allow any breach of Israel’s airspace and will act against any attempt of infiltration,” the army said in a statement.

According to the IDF, the Syrian UAV was under “full [Israeli Air Force] surveillance” while it was in Israeli airspace.

#BREAKING: Patriot anti-missile battery intercepted a drone entering Israeli airspace from Syria pic.twitter.com/EmErcWhTjY

— Amichai Stein (@AmichaiStein1) April 27, 2017

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