Hezbollah admits launching drone over Israel

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Reuters TVA still image taken from Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) video footage shows what they say is a small unidentified aircraft shot down in a mid-air interception after it crossed into southern Israel on Oct. 6, 2012. By NBC News wire servicesThe leader of the Lebanese militant Hezbollah group has claimed  responsibility for launching the drone aircraft that entered Israeli  airspace earlier this week.

The rare admission Thursday by  Hassan Nasrallah raises regional tensions at a sensitive time when the  group's backers, Syria and Iran, are under pressure.

Israel shoots down unidentified drone

Earlier Thursday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused Hezbollah of launching the drone.


The  unmanned aircraft was shot down by Israel, but the infiltration marked a  rare breach of Israel's airspace. Hezbollah had been the leading  suspect because of its arsenal of sophisticated Iranian weapons and a  history of trying to deploy similar aircraft.Freedom fighters to some, terrorists to others, NBC's Jim Maceda takes an inside look at Hezbollah: The Party of God.

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[KingFemzee]

Did they say the party of God, they must be delusional.