Israeli Air Force chases drone for 20 minutes, local media reports

<article data-history-node-id="437160" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israeli-air-force-chases-drone-20-minutes-local-media-reports" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israeli-air-force-chases-drone-20-minutes-local-media-reports" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Israeli Air Force chases drone for 20 minutes, local media reports</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>The Israeli Air Force on Wednesday&nbsp;pursued a drone over northern Israel for about 20 minutes, according to local media reports, as sirens sounded across multiple communities.</p> <p>Alerts were issued in towns including Kiryat Shmona, Kfar Yuval, Margaliot, Kfar Giladi, Manara and Beit Hillel, authorities said.</p> <p>Israeli media also reported sirens in Safed and dozens of nearby towns following the suspected drone infiltration, with interception efforts underway.</p> <p>Additional alerts were reported in Kiryat Shmona and surrounding areas as Israeli forces continued to track the drone.&nbsp;</p> <figure role="group" class="media-block"> <div class="group-inner"> <div alt="People walk about graves at the military cemetery as they awaiting the funeral of Staff Sergeant Maxsim Entis in Bat Yam, south of Tel Aviv, on March 31, 2026" data-embed-button="file_browser" data-entity-embed-display="image:image" data-entity-embed-display-settings="{" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="78706881-bb00-4f47-b1e4-591918b40720" data-langcode="en" class="embedded-entity"> <img src="https://www.middleeasteye.net/sites/default/files/ISRAEL%20-%20US%20-%20LEBANON%20-%20IRAN%20-%20WAR.jpg" width="1341" height="754" alt="People walk about graves at the military cemetery as they awaiting the funeral of Staff Sergeant Maxsim Entis in Bat Yam, south of Tel Aviv, on March 31, 2026" typeof="foaf:Image" fetchpriority="high"> </div> <figcaption>People walk about graves at the military cemetery in Bat Yam, south of Tel Aviv, on 31 March&nbsp;2026.&nbsp;Ilia YEFIMOVICH / AFP</figcaption> </div> </figure> <p><span style="background: url(&quot;https://www.middleeasteye.net/modules/contrib/ckeditor/vendor/plugins/widget/images/handle.png&quot;) rgba(220, 220, 220, 0.5); top: -15px; left: 0px;"><img height="15" role="presentation" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAPABAP///wAAACH5BAEKAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw==" title="Click and drag to move" width="15" loading="lazy"></span></p> <p><span style="background: url(&quot;https://www.middleeasteye.net/modules/contrib/ckeditor/vendor/plugins/widget/images/handle.png&quot;) rgba(220, 220, 220, 0.5); top: -15px; left: 0px;"><img alt height="15" role="presentation" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAPABAP///wAAACH5BAEKAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw==" title="Click and drag to move" width="15" loading="lazy"></span></p> </div> </div> </article>