Last week, the group’s leader, Hassan Nasrallah, threatened to use force to prevent Israel from operating the drilling rig.
Israel fired three drones in the Israeli Special Economic Zone in the Mediterranean Sea. Drones flew in from Lebanon. this was reported on Saturday, July 2, by the Israeli Ministry of Defense.
“Three enemy unmanned aerial vehicles approaching Israeli airspace in Israeli economic waters were intercepted. The interception was made from Navy missile ships,” the agency said.
They specified that the drones were heading to one of the gas platforms in the disputed Mediterranean Sea area.
Hezbollah confirmed in a brief statement that it had launched drones. They allegedly targeted the rig as part of a reconnaissance flight.
Tensions have risen between Israel and Lebanon over ownership of the Karish gas field. At the same time, Israel claims that this area is located in the UN-recognized exclusive economic zone, but Lebanon also claims part of it.
It will be recalled that the US Air Force has launched air strikes on the facilities of pro-Iranian paramilitary groups in the border region of Iraq and Syria.
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Source: korrespondent
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