JERUSALEM, June 12 (Xinhua) -- The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said Friday that it shot down a drone launched by Hezbollah at Israeli troops operating in southern Lebanon earlier in the day.

Israeli soldiers react after taking cover near the Israel-Lebanon border following a Hezbollah drone attack over the northern border on June 1, 2026. (File photo: AFP)

The IDF said in a statement that the Israeli air force successfully intercepted the drone, with no casualties reported.

Following the interception, air raid sirens were activated in the Israeli border town of Metula, forcing thousands of residents to rush to shelters.

On Thursday, 10 people were killed and several were wounded in a series of Israeli strikes throughout southern and eastern Lebanon, according to Lebanese official sources.