IDF Says Southern Lebanon Interceptor Launch Was a False Identification

The IDF said on Friday night that an initial assessment indicates an interceptor launched earlier in the day toward a suspicious aerial target in southern Lebanon was fired following a false identification. The military said the incident is under review. The IDF first reported the launch on Friday afternoon, saying the interceptor had been fired toward a suspicious aerial target identified in the area where IDF soldiers are operating in southern Lebanon. At the time, it said the details were under review and that, in accordance with protocol, no sirens were sounded in the communities.