Hezbollah drone heading for offshore gas rig downed by Israeli Navy

A Hezbollah drone launched from Lebanon and believed to be heading toward offshore gas infrastructure in northern Israel was shot down by the Israeli Navy over Israel’s territorial waters on Saturday morning, the Israeli military said, Report informs via The Times of Israel.

According to the Israel Defense Forces, one of the Navy’s Sa’ar 6-class corvettes intercepted the drone at a significant distance from the Karish gas field, and there was no threat to the critical infrastructure there amid the incident.

The drone was shot down by the ship-mounted Iron Dome system known as C-Dome.

The IDF said it was still investigating if the drone was used by Hezbollah for surveillance purposes or was laden with explosives.

In the past, Hezbollah launched surveillance drones at the Karish gas field.