Israel Fires Patriot Missile To Shoot Down Drone From Syria

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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.
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