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IDF Says Gaza Interceptor Target Was Israeli Operational Fire

The IDF said an interceptor was launched toward a target near the Gaza Strip that was later identified as Israeli fire from forces operating in the southern part of the enclave. The military said no injuries were reported and no warning sirens were activated during the incident. According to the statement, the event occurred shortly before the update was issued on Saturday evening. The IDF said the incident remained under review, while its clarification indicated that the launch did not respond to a hostile aerial threat.

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Courtroom-sketch editorial illustration of an air-defense interceptor missile climbing from a billowing smoke cloud at the edge of an airfield; archival context from a U.S. Army exercise, not the reported IDF launch over southern Lebanon.

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