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Israeli military drone crashed in Lebanon due to technical failure, army says

Army says no security breach occurred, probe into incident has begun

Zein Khalil, Mohammad Sio  | 09.04.2025 - Update : 09.04.2025
Israeli military drone crashed in Lebanon due to technical failure, army says

JERUSALEM 

The Israeli army said Wednesday evening that one of its drones crashed in Lebanese territory due to a “technical malfunction.”

In a brief statement on X, the army said the drone went down earlier that day, attributing the incident to the glitch.

"There is no concern about a security incident and there is no concern about a leak of information," the statement added, saying that an investigation into the circumstances of the crash is underway.

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