IDF: Two Patriot Missiles Fired at UAV That Crossed into Israel
17 July, 2016 |
9 years ago
Jerusalem, 17 July, 2016 (TPS-IL) -- The IDF has released a statement on the rocket alarm that was sounded in the Golan Heights. It said that the army fired two Patriot missiles to intercept an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) that was suspected to have crossed the border into Israel from Syria. The missile, however, did not hit the aircraft.
A 14-year-old girl was lightly wounded when the missile shrapnel hit the ground at Kibbutz Ayelet HaShachar. She was taken to Ziv Medical Center in Safed with a wound near her knee.
A rocket alarm was sounded in the Golan Heights for five minutes at 7:04 p.m.. The army said this was part of a standard practice.
