The IDF confirmed on Sunday that it launched a patriot missile towards a UAV coming approaching Israeli airspace from Syria. The IDF spokesperson unit said in a statement that radars detected the UAV before it infiltrated into Israel. As a result of the missile fire, the drone averted its flight path. No hit was detected. the statement added that 'the IDF would not allow [anyone to] breach it sovereignty and to try and act against the citizens of Israel.'