Claims Israel made strike in Lebanon to destroy drone

A blast which occurred in a remote area in Lebanon's western Bekaa region on Sunday was an Israeli air strike aimed at destroying a downed drone in the area, Hezbollah-run television said.

Lebanese soldiers stand guard at the site of an explosion in Beirut

Beirut. (AAP) Source: AP

A Lebanese security source told Reuters that the cause of the blast "is still not 100 percent clear but most probably it was an Israeli air strike to destroy their drone."


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