Israel Shoots Down Iranian Drone With Patriot Missile
In this photograph provided by the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF), a Patriot missile is fired from a desert launch site April 12, 2005 in southern Israel. IDF via Getty Images
The Israeli military downed a drone it said belonged to the Hezbollah terrorist group that was about to violate Israeli airspace.
The drone (an unmanned aerial vehicle) was shot down at about 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 19, by a single Patriot missile, stated the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) in a release.
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