The Iron Dome air defense system shot down a drone on the southern border with the Gaza Strip Sunday.
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"An unmanned aerial vehicle was spotted a short time ago flying over the Gaza Strip toward Israeli territory, the IDF said in a statement. "The aircraft did not cross into the territory and from the moment it took off the Air Force systems followed its route."
Video: The Iron Dome in action / Credit; IDF Spokesperson's Unit
The statement said that "air defense fighters successfully intercepted the unmanned aircraft using the Iron Dome systems", adding that it didn't pose any danger to Israelis residing along the border and as such no alert systems were activated
The drone had mostly likely been launched by the Hamas terror group.
The incident comes a day after a deadly terrorist attack in the Palestinian town of Hawara, in which an Israeli father and son were killed.
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