Israeli drone in southern Lebanon shot down, Hezbollah claims

Hezbollah has claimed it shot down an Israeli drone which crossed the border into Lebanon – but Israel insisted the aircraft “fell inside southern Lebanon during routine operations”.

In a statement, the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) said that there was “no concern” that information could be taken from the aircraft, which is now in the hands of Hezbollah’s fighters.

The Iran-backed group said it “confronted” the drone with “appropriate weapons” as it was heading towards the southern Lebanese town of Ramyah, Haaretz reports.

Hezbollah and the Israeli army engaged in cross-border fire last week after a drone attack in a Beirut suburb.