Israel fires missile defences near Lebanon after misidentification of 'threat' near border

Israel activated its missile defences on Thursday after mistakenly identifying a threat near the border with Lebanon, the Israeli military said.

The incident also set off air raid sirens in parts of northern Israel.

"Due to a misidentification, the air defence soldiers launched interceptors and as a result an alert was activated," the military said.

Israeli television initially reported that missile defences shot down a drone that crossed the border from Lebanon.

(Reuters)