Israel fires missile defences near Lebanon after misidentification
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Israel mistakenly identified a threat near its border with Lebanon.
PHOTO: AFP
JERUSALEM (REUTERS) - Israel activated its missile defences on Thursday (May 19) after mistakenly identifying a threat near the border with Lebanon, the Israeli military said.
The incident also set off air raid sirens in parts of northern Israel.
"Due to a misidentification, the air defence soldiers launched interceptors and as a result an alert was activated,"the military said.
