Israel Fires Patriot Missile To Shoot Down Drone From Syria
![](https://images.forwardcdn.com/image/970x/center/images/cropped/w-irondome-12515-1425553569.jpg)
Image by Getty Images
Israel shot down a pilotless aircraft that tried to enter its airspace at its Golan Heights frontier with Syria on Tuesday, the Israeli military said.
Israeli media said a Patriot interceptor missile was used in the incident.
A message from our editor-in-chief Jodi Rudoren
![](https://forward.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Jodi-Headshot.jpg)
We're building on 127 years of independent journalism to help you develop deeper connections to what it means to be Jewish today.
With so much at stake for the Jewish people right now — war, rising antisemitism, a high-stakes U.S. presidential election — American Jews depend on the Forward's perspective, integrity and courage.
— Jodi Rudoren, Editor-in-Chief