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DRONE INTERCEPTION

Israeli army claims to have shot down a Hezbollah drone

BEIRUT — The Israeli army tweeted on Thursday that it had shot down a drone belonging to Hezbollah.

Here’s what we know:

    • “Our troops downed a Hezbollah drone that crossed from Lebanon into Israeli airspace today. The drone was monitored by the IDF [Israeli army] throughout the incident,” the tweet announced.

    • “We will continue to prevent any attempt by Hezbollah to violate Israeli sovereignty,” it continued.

    • In January, Israeli security sources told AFP that captured Hezbollah drones have provided insight into the party’s aerial surveillance capabilities.

BEIRUT — The Israeli army tweeted on Thursday that it had shot down a drone belonging to Hezbollah.Here’s what we know:    • “Our troops downed a Hezbollah drone that crossed from Lebanon into Israeli airspace today. The drone was monitored by the IDF [Israeli army] throughout the incident,” the tweet announced.    • “We will continue to prevent any attempt by...