Israel 'shoots down Lebanon unmanned aircraft'

Israel says one of its fighter jets has shot down an unmanned aircraft sent from Lebanon into Israeli airspace.

 A missile brought down the drone about five miles (8km) west of the northern Israeli port of Haifa around 14:00 (11:00 GMT), officials said.

Reports suggest the drone could have been sent by Lebanese militant group Hezbollah, which fought a month-long war against Israel in 2006.

Last October also, the Israeli air force shot down an unmanned aircraft over the south of the country.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu condemned the incident as an "extremely grave" attempt to breach Israel's borders.

"We will continue to do whatever it takes to protect the security of Israel's citizens," he said.

Mr Netanyahu was on his way to the north of Israel in a helicopter when the incident happened. His aircraft landed briefly until the Lebanese plane was shot down.
Source: BBC Posted by Unknown 4/25/2013