IDF makes an attempt to discover statement balloon with delicate gadget always found over Route 443. Balloon drifted in wind and possibly fell.
Contact EditorArutz Sheva team of workers, sixteen/01/17 20:00
An IDF observation balloon fell this morning (Monday) in PA territory close motorway 443. The IDF is investigating what turned into the reason behind the drifting of the balloon. The balloon detached from its tether in the Binyamin Regional Brigade when troopers noticed and since then searches are being conducted for the balloon and its sensitive surveillance device.
The balloon bears device used for detecting terrorist activities such as stone-throwing, firebombs, or gunfire in opposition t the highway. The soldiers noticed the drifting balloon and commenced searches to locate it earlier than falling into hostile palms.
five years in the past, an IDF statement balloon crashed one kilometer within the territory of the northern Gaza Strip. A civilian duster aircraft passing over some of the agricultural communities within the area curiously hit the cable tethering the balloon. there have been no casualties within the incident.
