The shooting down underscores the growing tensions in the region as a battle develops for the control of eastern Syria, BBC Defence and Diplomatic Correspondent Jonathan Marcus says.
The use of drones does not require any special justification. It is an air asset at the disposal ofthe Operations' Commander who engages them in line with the dictates ofthebattle.
Separately, the IDF said it carried out an overnight drone strike against two Hamas operatives who exited a building that housed an anti-tank missile launch position and placed "bags suspected of being explosive devices" on a road used by Israeli