The "Wynet" website, affiliated with the Israeli newspaper "Yedioth Ahronoth," reported that an investigation conducted by the Israeli army on Sunday revealed the detection of three reconnaissance drones belonging to "Hezbollah" that infiltrated the northern city of Haifa, with the party having released footage of one of them yesterday. The site quoted an unnamed military officer stating that "the army's preliminary investigation shows that Hezbollah launched three reconnaissance drones towards Israel, which were tracked by the Israeli Air Force."
The officer explained that "one of them was shot down, the second disappeared from radar, believed to have fallen into the sea, while the third infiltrated the city of Haifa and other areas in the north of the country." According to the Israeli army's investigation claims, "the drone was under its control, but it decided not to shoot it down since it was known to be a reconnaissance drone and not explosive, and launching anti-aircraft fire at it could create fear among the residents and potentially cause damage."
He pointed out that "the drone launched by Hezbollah, classified as Hodeidah 1, is actually a small aircraft carrying a GoPro camera, and it was not equipped with an anti-aircraft weapon." He noted that the Israeli army has been working in recent weeks on "developing air defense capabilities in response to challenges in dealing with Hezbollah's drones, particularly the armed ones, and is trying to distinguish between reconnaissance drones that do not cause damage and those armed that attack and cause damage to people and property."
