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Israeli Army Downs UAV Near Syrian Border

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According to reports, Israel Defense Forces on Tuesday downed an unmanned aerial vehicle near the Syrian border in the Golan Heights area. 19.09.2017, Sputnik International

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Israeli Army Downs UAV Near Syrian Border

14:03 GMT 19.09.2017

Israeli soldiers walk next to mobile artillery units in the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights near the border with Syria. (File) - Sputnik International

According to reports, Israel Defense Forces on Tuesday downed an unmanned aerial vehicle near the Syrian border in the Golan Heights area.

TEL AVIV (Sputnik) – The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) on Tuesday downed an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) near the Syrian border in the Golan Heights, the IDF's press service said.

"BREAKING: A short while ago, the IDF intercepted a UAV that attempted to infiltrate Israeli airspace in the Golan Heights," the IDF said on its Twitter account.

BREAKING: A short while ago, the IDF intercepted a UAV that attempted to infiltrate Israeli airspace in the Golan Heights.
— IDF (@IDFSpokesperson) 19 сентября 2017 г.

An Israeli soldier guards an Iron Dome air defense system deployed in the Israeli controlled Golan Heights near the border with Syria, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2015. - Sputnik International

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According to an IDF spokesman, the drone was being used by Hezbollah militants for the reconnaissance purposes.

The spokesman added that the UAV was downed by a missile launched from a Patriot system and fell in the Golan Heights demilitarized zone.

Israel occupied the Golan Heights in the 1967 Six-Day War with Syria and annexed the territory outright in 1981. The international community has not recognized the Israeli annexation, which constitutes the bulk of Syria's Quneitra Governorate.