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| Israeli air force shoots down drone over south of country | Israeli air force shoots down drone over south of country |
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| The Israeli air force has shot down a drone after it entered the south of the country, the military has confirmed. | The Israeli air force has shot down a drone after it entered the south of the country, the military has confirmed. |
| Troops are searching for the remains of the unmanned aircraft after it was intercepted and brought down over the Negev desert on Saturday morning. | Troops are searching for the remains of the unmanned aircraft after it was intercepted and brought down over the Negev desert on Saturday morning. |
| It was not clear where it came from although local reports suggested that it did not depart from the Gaza Strip. | It was not clear where it came from although local reports suggested that it did not depart from the Gaza Strip. |
| The drone was spotted above the Mediterranean Sea in the area of the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip to the west of Israel, said a military spokeswoman, Avital Leibovich. | The drone was spotted above the Mediterranean Sea in the area of the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip to the west of Israel, said a military spokeswoman, Avital Leibovich. |
| It was escorted by air force jets once it crossed into Israeli air space and travelled around 35 miles east across Israel's southern Negev desert before being shot down. | It was escorted by air force jets once it crossed into Israeli air space and travelled around 35 miles east across Israel's southern Negev desert before being shot down. |
| The Israel Defence Forces said their soldiers were examining the aircraft's flight path and were searching the area to locate debris and identify its origin. | The Israel Defence Forces said their soldiers were examining the aircraft's flight path and were searching the area to locate debris and identify its origin. |
| Local media reported that it appeared to be an intelligence gathering drone and was not carrying explosives. | Local media reported that it appeared to be an intelligence gathering drone and was not carrying explosives. |
| An IDF spokesman, Brigadier General Yoav Mordechai, described the interception as a full operational success and said the aircraft had been downed in accordance with a decision by the force's top leaders. | An IDF spokesman, Brigadier General Yoav Mordechai, described the interception as a full operational success and said the aircraft had been downed in accordance with a decision by the force's top leaders. |
| In a statement, Israel's defence minister, Ehud Barak, congratulated the military, saying: "We view this incident of attempting to enter Israeli airspace very severely and we will consider our response later." | In a statement, Israel's defence minister, Ehud Barak, congratulated the military, saying: "We view this incident of attempting to enter Israeli airspace very severely and we will consider our response later." |
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