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| Date: | Saturday 6 April 2024 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Elbit Hermes 900 Kochav |
| Owner/operator: | Israeli Air Force (IDF/AF) |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | -
 Lebanon
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| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
On 6 April 2024, an Israeli Air Force Hermes 900 Kochav was shot down by militants of the Islamic Resistance/Hezbollah in Southern Lebanon. The loss of the drone was officially announced on X (Formerly Twitter) by spokesman Lt. Col. Avichay Adraee of the Israeli Defense Forces, stating that the drone was downed by a surface-to-air missile system. In response, the Israeli Air Force launched retaliatory air strikes on targets in the Bekaa Valley.
Sources:
https://twitter.com/AvichayAdraee/status/1776694462787309832
https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/israel-launches-strikes-eastern-lebanon-lebanese-security-sources-say-2024-04-06/
Media:
#عاجل قبل قليل أطلق صاروخ أرض-جو نحو طائرة مسيرة لسلاح الجو كانت تعمل في الأجواء اللبنانية حيث أصيبت الطائرة المسيرة وسقطت داخل الأراضي اللبنانية. الحادث قيد التحقيق
— افيخاي ادرعي (@AvichayAdraee) April 6, 2024
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 07-Apr-2024 05:57 | Anon. | Added |
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