Summary
Lebanese Army soldiers Wednesday evening opened fire multiple times on Israeli drones that crossed into southern Lebanon just days after an Israeli drone attack on Beirut's southern suburbs raised the specter of war. An Army source told The Daily Star that there were previous orders in place to shoot at Israeli drones.
The Lebanese Army said it opened fire at three Israeli drones near the border in south Lebanon, above the Marjayoun town of Adaisseh.
The Israeli Army's Arabic-language spokesperson Avichay Adraee confirmed that gunfire had been heard from inside Lebanese territory in an area where Israeli drones were flying.
Nine violations of Lebanese airspace were recorded by the Army between the night of Aug. 27 and Aug. 28, according to a statement on the Army website, which said they were perpetrated by Israeli "reconnaissance aircraft". Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hasan Nasrallah has said the group would seek to down Israeli drones that overfly Lebanon, based on a case-by-case evaluation.
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