JERUSALEM (Reuters) - The Israeli air force shot down a drone after it crossed into southern Israel on Saturday, the military said, but it remained unclear where the aircraft had come from.
The drone was first spotted above the Mediterranean Sea in the area of the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip to the west of Israel, said military spokeswoman Avital Leibovich.
It was kept under
surveillance and followed by Israeli air force jets before it was shot
down above a forest in an unpopulated area near the border with the
occupied West Bank.
Leibovich said it
was shot down at about 10 a.m. (0700 GMT), after it traveled east some
35 miles across Israel's southern Negev desert.
Defense Minister Ehud Barak praised the interception as "sharp and effective".
"We view with great gravity the attempt to compromise Israeli air space and will consider our response in due course," Barak said in a statement...Continue reading...
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