Major General Tomer Bar, Air Force Commander, conducted an operational investigation yesterday (Monday) regarding the drone that hit a residential building in the city of Yavneh, leading to extensive destruction and several injuries, according to a statement from the IDF Spokesman. The preliminary findings of the investigation indicate that it was an operational failure resulting from the misclassification of the drone, and not from a lack of capability of the Air Force.
The Interception Was Not Carried Out Due to the Proximity of the Drone to Non-Hostile Aircraft in the Area
The drone was launched from Yemeni territory during the morning hours and was identified as a suspicious target by Air Force systems. An attack helicopter and additional defense systems were on standby to intercept the drone, but this was not carried out due to its proximity to additional aircraft in the area that were not hostile, and the inability to classify the drone immediately as belonging to the enemy. Additionally, the drone’s slow speed complicates continuous tracking of its location and movements. The Major General ordered that the warning policy should be expanded even when there is no clear classification of an aircraft as hostile.
