Israel Fires Missiles at Hezbollah Drone Flown From Lebanon

Israel Fires Missiles at Hezbollah Drone Flown From Lebanon
An Iron Dome defense system battery, designed to intercept and destroy incoming short-range rockets and artillery shells, in the Israeli annexed Golan Heights near the border with Lebanon, on Feb. 18, 2022. Jalaa Marey/AFP via Getty Images
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JERUSALEM—The Israeli military on Friday said it fired interceptor missiles and protectively scrambled warplanes after what it described as a drone launched from Lebanon crossed its tense northern border.

Hours later, investigations concluded the drone managed to return to Lebanon, the Israeli military said in a statement, stopping short of blaming Lebanon’s Hezbollah terrorist group on launching the drone.