{"id":32895,"date":"2018-04-17T16:16:34","date_gmt":"2018-04-17T16:16:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2018\/04\/17\/iranian-drone-launched-from-syria-was-on-attack-mission-israel-says\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T22:44:46","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T22:44:46","slug":"iranian-drone-launched-from-syria-was-on-attack-mission-israel-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/unmanned\/2018\/04\/17\/iranian-drone-launched-from-syria-was-on-attack-mission-israel-says\/","title":{"rendered":"Iranian drone launched from Syria was on attack mission, Israel says"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-smg-jwplayer-video\"><atype-video-jwplayer nostick=\"true\" playlisturl=\"https:\/\/cdn.jwplayer.com\/v2\/playlists\/fCzRqMW8?tags=8235db12-f59a-4c8d-bb6d-98f96480211e\" poster=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/video-poster-8235db12-f59a-4c8d-bb6d-98f96480211e.png\" aspectratio=\"16 \/ 9\" mute autostart=\"false\"><\/atype-video-jwplayer><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The Israeli Defense Forces on Feb. 10 brought down what they identified as an Iranian UAV in Israeli territory, and a trailer. (Israel Defense Ministry)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">TEL AVIV, Israel \u2015 An Iranian drone that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/global\/mideast-africa\/2018\/02\/10\/israeli-f-16i-destroyed-in-attacks-prompted-by-iranian-uav-infiltration\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">penetrated Israel\u2019s airspace<\/a> in February was armed with explosives and en route to carry out an attack within Israel <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/global\/mideast-africa\/2018\/02\/13\/syrian-downing-of-f-16i-begs-question-why-didnt-israel-deploy-f-35s\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">before it was shot down<\/a>, the Israel Defense Forces said in a statement Friday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe IDF has concluded that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/global\/mideast-africa\/2018\/02\/12\/israel-air-force-says-seized-iranian-drone-is-a-knockoff-of-us-sentinel\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" style=\"\" target=\"_blank\">Iranian aircraft<\/a> was armed with explosives and was tasked to attack Israeli territory. By intercepting the Iranian UAV, IAF [Israeli Air Force] combat helicopters prevented the attack Iran had hoped to carry out in Israeli territory,\u201d the statement read.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The IDF added that the drone was tracked by Israel the moment it went airborne in the early morning of Feb. 10, thus eliminating any threat posed before it was neutralized. The IDF did not say what type of attack the drone was to be used for, or if the alleged target is believed to have been civilian or military.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The drone took off from the T-4 air base near the Syrian city of Homs on Feb. 10 and was shot down that same day by an Israel Air Force Apache helicopter. After the drone was shot down, Israeli jets carried out airstrikes on the base, during which one Israeli F-16 was hit by Syrian anti-aircraft fire during the raid. The pilot and navigator ejected in lower Galilee, escaping the wreckage with light injuries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It was the first time an Israeli jet was shot down since the 1982 Lebanon War.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/global\/mideast-africa\/2018\/02\/08\/how-a-disputed-oil-and-gas-field-could-be-the-last-straw-for-israel-and-lebanon\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"197\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-912221664.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">How a disputed oil and gas field could be the last straw for Israel and Lebanon<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The United States has renewed military support and assistance for the Lebanese Army following remarks from Israeli officials on a potential \u201cdisastrous war\u201d with Lebanon. A particular thorn in Israel\u2019s side: the Block 9 oil and gas field located in a disputed territory off the countries\u2019 maritime borders.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The same Syrian base was hit in an airstrike April 9, which Iran\u2019s Tasnim News Agency said killed seven Iranian military personnel. Israel has refused to confirm it carried out the strike, though a New York Times article quoted an unnamed Israeli military source as saying Israel carried out the strike. That statement was denied by the IDF Spokesperson\u2019s Unit. Iranian media identified Col. 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