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Russia admits it - not Hizbollah - sent drone into Israel

August 7, 2016 16:26
Trails of a Patriot missile that was fired on the drone. Credit: Safed municipality

ByRosa Doherty, Rosa Doherty

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Russian officials have confirmed that a drone which crossed into northern Israel last month belonged to them.

At the time Israel thought the drone belonged to the Lebanese terror group Hizbollah.

But, according to a report in Haaretz, Russian officials have now admitted that the drone was, theirs, although they say it entered Israeli air space on July 17, as a result of “human error”.

The Israel Defense Forces failed to shoot down the drone on three occasions.