Residents of the Eshkol district heard the sounds of explosions. Israeli air defense intercepted a Palestinian drone.
Israel activated the air defense system in the area bordering the Gaza Strip. This was reported on March 22 by the Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper.
It is noted that residents of the Eshkol Regional Council on Wednesday heard the sounds of explosions. According to the publication, air defense intercepted a drone belonging to Hamas.
According to a newspaper source in the Israeli army, he flew in the sky over the Gaza Strip and did not enter Israeli airspace.
The IDF confirmed this information.
“The air defense fired interceptor missiles in the direction of an air target over Gaza…the UAV did not pose a threat to civilians,” the agency said on Twitter.
Recall, on March 18, the Israeli army reported that a rocket was fired from the Gaza Strip into Israel. She fell in an uninhabited area, the air defense forces did not intercept.