Israel mistakenly shoots down an Egyptian drone that entered Israeli airspace due to a technical problem.
An unarmed Egyptian drone was intercepted by Israeli fighter jets over the southern Negev desert earlier this week, the Israel Defense forces said Wednesday.
According to the military, the incident occurred Monday near Mount Sagi, situated only a few kilometers from the border with Egypt.
The UAV was being operated by the Egyptian military to monitor Islamic State activity in the northern Sinai desert
The downing of the aircraft was coordinated with Egypt said the Israeli side.
The IDF said the incident is being investigated.
