2019 Beirut drone crash

2019 Beirut drone crash
Part of Iran–Israel proxy conflict and the Hezbollah–Israel conflict
TypeLoitering munition[1]
Location
Dahieh, Beirut, Lebanon

33°53′13″N 35°30′47″E / 33.886944°N 35.513056°E / 33.886944; 35.513056
Date25 August 2019
Executed by Israel (alleged by Lebanon)[2]
 Iran (alleged by Israel)[3]
OutcomeHezbollah Media Center damaged
Location of Beirut in Lebanon

Lebanese and Hezbollah officials reported that at 2:30 a.m. local time (23:30 GMT) on 25 August 2019, two drones crashed into the Dahieh district of Beirut, Lebanon. According to Lebanese officials, Israel launched a drone attack.[4][5] Hezbollah denied exploding or targeting the drones.[6] It was the first such incident between Israel and Lebanon since the 2006 Lebanon War.[7][6]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Hez Response was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Lebanon president: Israel drone attack a declaration of war". 26 August 2019.
  3. ^ Ben-Yishai, Ron (25 August 2019). "Beirut fallen drones were Iranian not Israeli, images show". Ynetnews.
  4. ^ Prime Minister Saad Hariri
  5. ^ "Lebanon president: Israel drone attack a declaration of war". Al Jazeera.
  6. ^ a b "Hariri: Israeli drones in Beirut threaten Lebanon's sovereignty". Al Jazeera. 26 August 2019.
  7. ^ Bassam, Laila (August 25, 2019). "Two Israeli drones fall in Beirut suburbs, one explodes: army, Hezbollah". Reuters.