Lightning missiles fired from navy ships and an Air Force fighter jet intercepted three Hezbollah UAVs flying toward a shark gas drilling rig in the Mediterranean

Three Hezbollah UAVs flying toward a shark gas drilling rig in the Mediterranean were intercepted on Saturday, July 2, at about יEnough lightning missiles from navy ships and an Air Force fighter jet.
This is the first time lightning missiles placed on naval ships have been activated and intercepted aircraft. The F-16 fighter jet took off from the Ramat David Air Force Base.
The IDF said, Because the tools were unarmed and did not pose a threat. No sub-explosions were caused after they were hit. The UAVs flew towards a shark rig that is not yet producing, apparently with the aim of performing a conscious action.
The statement goes on to say that this is an attempt to undermine recent negotiations with the United States mediated by the United States over economic waters. In the IDF, they added, Because we do not rule out further attempts elsewhere so we will remain in operational vigilance. The UAVs were intercepted from a distance of a few miles to dozens of miles from a shark rig, ‘where we chose to intercept operationally’.
There was tension in the area on Saturday after the air force carried out an unconventional attack day south of Tartus in the morning. Iranian arms shipments destined for Hezbollah were attacked.
The IDF did not address the possibility of sending the UAVs toward a shark rig Is Hezbollah’s response to the attack on arms shipments.