US says Houthis have downed 2 Reaper drones in under a week
The US military confirmed the Yemen-based group downed an American MQ-9 Reaper drone on September 10, while a second was destroyed on Monday.
We previously reported that a video published by the Houthis on September 16 showed the wreckage of one downed Reaper drone in Yemen’s Dhamar province.
Reaper drones cost about $30m each, can fly up to 50,000 feet (15,240 metres) and can stay airborne for 24 hours.
The Pentagon’s press secretary, Major General Pat Ryder, said US authorities are investigating Monday’s downing, without offering more information. He denied Houthi claims that the Iran-backed group had downed 10 Reapers since November.
People gather around the wreckage of what Yemen’s Houthis say is a US MQ-9 drone that they downed in Dhamar province, Yemen
Israeli army says it intercepted Hezbollah drone
The Israeli army intercepted a Hezbollah drone over the Tiberias region, Israeli Army Radio said in a post on X. The drone was reportedly shot down after alerts were activated warning Israeli residents of the northern Galilee and Tiberias areas of “hostile aircraft infiltration”, according to Army Radio.
Israeli army claims to strike Hezbollah buildings in Lebanon’s south
The Israeli army claimed to attack Hezbollah military infrastructure in the Majdal Selem area of southern Lebanon last night, it said in a post on X. Fighter jets and warplanes attacked the group’s military buildings in five different areas in the south, including Odaisseh, Markaba, Blida, Maroun al-Ras and Chihine, the army said.
