Hezbollah says seized Israeli drone in S. Lebanon

BEIRUT, Sept. 17 (Xinhua) — Hezbollah said through a video on Tuesday that it had taken control of an Israeli drone that dropped leaflets over Lebanon’s southeastern village of Wazzani on Sunday.
The video broadcast by Hezbollah media outlets showed “clips of Israeli soldiers preparing and equipping the drone with leaflets before launching it into southern Lebanon.”
Lebanese military sources confirmed to Xinhua on Sunday that an Israeli drone fell in the Wazzani area, saying its fall was due to a technical malfunction, not gunfire.
Earlier on Sunday, the fallen drone dropped leaflets over Wazzani and surrounding areas, calling on residents to evacuate to the north of the town of Khiam.
Israel’s state-owned Kan TV news reported that dropping the leaflets was an unauthorized action under the order of a brigadier general, rather than a decision by the Israeli military or government. The Israeli army is investigating the incident. ■