publish time

31/03/2018

author name Arab Times

publish time

31/03/2018

Jerusalem, March 31, 2018 (AFP) -An Israeli drone has crashed in southern Lebanon due to a technical malfunction, the military said on Saturday, after Hezbollah media labelled it a "spy" device.The Israeli military said that the drone crash in an open area on Friday night posed "no risk of leaked information." It provided no further details.Hezbollah television station Al-Manar reported that the "spy drone" fell between Baraachit and Beit Yahoun in southern Lebanon.It said that "a second spy plane targeted it with a guided missile, which resulted in it being destroyed."Israel and Shiite militant group Hezbollah, based in neighbouring Lebanon, fought a devastating war in 2006 and the two remain bitter enemies.