(Jan. 22, 2025 / JNS) The Israel Defense Forces on Wednesday responded to reports of a possible armed drone discovered outside the Jewish town of Yitzhar in Samaria, a military spokesperson told JNS.

Troops were called to the scene after residents found “a suspicious object in the form of a drone,” the IDF spokesperson confirmed.

The soldiers moved to close the area until bomb disposal experts could be brought in to neutralize the object, according to the military.