Drone attack

Overnight, the IAF intercepted a drone over southern Lebanon after it approached an area where IDF soldiers were operating.

Additionally, residents in Bandar Abbas, Qeshm, and Sirik reported hearing explosions around 4 a.m. local time, several hours after the reported explosions in the Biban region.

The Iranian Foreign Ministry denied launching missiles and drones at the UAE, claiming that they were conducting “defense measures” aimed at US assets in the region.

As Hezbollah deploys maneuverable, jam‑proof drones, Israeli companies like Smart Shooter are scrambling to adapt and turning soldiers into precision drone interceptors.

This war did not introduce the drone threat; Israel has seen it in every arena. But the past few weeks made clear that the IDF was not fully prepared for how quickly and aggressively it's evolved

Drone attacks targeted the Khartoum International Airport, where fighting erupted at the beginning of Sudan's civil war and where the first international flight in three years took place last week.

“We have more weapons and ammunition at a much higher grade than we had before," Trump said. “We have the best equipment."

Earlier on Monday, the UAE Defense Ministry announced it had intercepted three missiles, with a fourth missile falling into the sea.

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Skyhammer is designed to neutralize Shaheed drones and low-speed missiles