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GAZA CITY —Israel shot down a drone that flew from the Gaza Strip and was circling a city in southern Israel on Monday morning, marking the first time that the Palestinian militant group Hamas has sent an unmanned aircraft into Israeli airspace.
Perhaps more ominous for Israel was a short video that Hamas posted on the Internet showing another drone flying in the air, with the sea on its left wing and ground below. This drone had four small rockets or missiles under its wings. Analysts are now trying to learn whether the airborne images were taken as the drone was flying over Israel.
The Hamas drone was shot down by a U.S.-supplied Patriot missile as it flew over the southern city of Ashdod. An Israeli military spokesman said a search was underway for the wreckage.
The Hamas military wing, the al-Qassam Brigades, announced Monday that it had launched several drones from Gaza on three “special missions” over Israel, including overflights of military installations.
The Hamas group claimed that its engineers have manufactured three types of unmanned aircraft, including those that could be used to conduct surveillance, to fire weapons or to serve as a guided missile, a kind of “suicide” drone, the militants said.
Perhaps more ominous for Israel was a short video that Hamas posted on the Internet showing another drone flying in the air, with the sea on its left wing and ground below. This drone had four small rockets or missiles under its wings. Analysts are now trying to learn whether the airborne images were taken as the drone was flying over Israel.
The Hamas drone was shot down by a U.S.-supplied Patriot missile as it flew over the southern city of Ashdod. An Israeli military spokesman said a search was underway for the wreckage.
The Hamas military wing, the al-Qassam Brigades, announced Monday that it had launched several drones from Gaza on three “special missions” over Israel, including overflights of military installations.
The Hamas group claimed that its engineers have manufactured three types of unmanned aircraft, including those that could be used to conduct surveillance, to fire weapons or to serve as a guided missile, a kind of “suicide” drone, the militants said.
