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Palestinian group says has captured Israeli military drone flying over Gaza

Tuesday, 28 April 2020 2:24 AM [ Last Update: Tuesday, 28 April 2020 2:29 AM ]

Israeli soldiers gather in the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights on the border with Syria on February 27, 2020, after a reported Israeli drone struck a vehicle in the Syrian southern village of Hader, in Quneitra region, on the edge of the Golan Heights. (AFP photo)

The Palestinian resistance group, Hamas, says it has captured an Israeli military drone flying over the Gaza Strip.

According to Palestinian media, the drone was "shot down" by Hamas forces east of the city of Dir al-Balah.
The Israeli military claims the unmanned aerial vehicle captured by Hamas is a "Skylark" that has "crashed" during an "operation" over the Gaza Strip.

It further claimed that the UAV crashed due to "technical error", but it ruled out the possibility that potentially sensitive information would be leaked from the drone.

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Along with the drone seizure, a high level of Israeli military vehicle traffic was also reported along the Gaza border.

The Israeli regime regularly uses drones for reconnaissance and assassination operations, involving violation of Palestinian, Syrian and Lebanese airspace.

Hamas has confiscated Israeli drones several times, either after they crashed due to technical problems or in the wake of shooting them down.