Overview
- Sirens in 15 northern communities, heard Thursday at about 8:20 a.m., preceded a UAV impact near Shomera that the IDF confirmed and said it is reviewing.
- The strike landed close to a Shomera school during class hours, and local officials said children were shaking with fear.
- The blast ignited an armored vehicle, firefighters quickly contained the blaze, and police closed nearby roads over the risk of secondary explosions.
- Outlets reported the weapon as a fiber‑optic‑controlled drone, tethered by cable with an estimated 10‑kilometer reach that is harder to detect or jam, in its first reported use in the Western Galilee.
- Earlier the same day, the IDF launched an interceptor at a suspicious aerial target over southern Lebanon, with officials saying the result is still under review.