Israel says Iranian drone shot down in Februray was on attack task

JERUSALEM, April 13 (Xinhua) -- The Iranian Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) that infiltrated Israeli air space on February 10th was armed with explosives and was tasked to attack Israeli territory, according to a statement released by Israel Defense Forces (IDF) on Friday.

IDF said the conclusion is baesd on the flight path analysis and an operational and intelligence-based investigation of remnants of the Iranian UAV.

The UAV was identified and tracked by Israeli defense systems until its destruction, effectively eliminating any threat the Iranian aircraft posed while flying towards Israeli territory.

An Iranian UAV from an Iranian base in Syria penetrated into Israeli air space on February 10th. An Israeli combat helicopter successfully intercepted the Iranian UAV.

In further response, IDF attacked the control facility of that specific UAV which is an Iranian facility. During the attack, an Israeli F-16 fighter was hit and crashed in northern Israel. The Israeli army launched a large-scale attack against the Syrian aerial defense system and Iranian targets in Syria in response to the Israeli F-16 fighter shot down in Syria. Enditem