Patriot Missiles Launched at Drone Over Golan Heights
By: David Israel
Published: July 17th, 2016
Source: The Jewish Press » » Patriot Missiles Launched at Drone Over Golan Heights
WOW , 2 patriot missiles fired for one freaking drone and still not a confirmation of a hit !!
That raises questions i suppose, are these patriots from a surplus dump ?
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A Syrian drone that penetrated Israeli territory in the central Golan Heights was shot down successfully by two patriot ground to air missiles fired from a base in northern Israel, the IDF Spokesperson’s office reported Thursday evening.
Update: The IDF has no confirmation yet if it successfully shot down the drone.
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WarSclerotic 
July 17, 2016 at 11:58 PM
Maybe it was an Apache drone. Or not. But the Patriot represents another target of convenience, doesn’t it?
July 18, 2016 at 2:41 PM
A 14-year-old girl from Jerusalem was injured on Sunday after a fragment from one of the Patriot missiles launched today hit her in the leg, according to a Walla report.
The two Patriot missiles launched at the infiltrating drone missed their target, and the drone returned to Syrian airspace.
http://www.jewishpress.com/news/breaking-news/patriot-missile-misses-drone-hits-14-year-old-girl/2016/07/17/
At least they hit something !
July 18, 2016 at 2:43 PM
Israel sends 3 missiles to intercept intruder drone from Syria… unsuccessfully – media
Neither two Patriot missiles, nor one air-to-air missile fired from an Israeli fighter reportedly managed to take down the mystery UAV that retreated into Syria.
https://www.rt.com/news/351844-israel-drone-missiles-intercept/
And the jet could not take it down with his guns ??
This is strange, very strange !!
July 18, 2016 at 6:34 PM
You’d think it would be cheaper to use another drone to take down a drone.