声明说，这架无人机是以军在以色列与黎巴嫩边境的“蓝线”附近执行任务时坠落在黎境内的。 声明没有提及无人机坠落的原因。 有以色列媒体报道说，这架无人机可能是出现故障而坠落的。 据报道，以色列副总理兼国防部长甘茨当天下午在视察以色列北部地区时表示，为了确保其安全利益，以色列将继续对叙利亚和黎巴嫩采取行动。 以色列长期视黎巴嫩真主党为重大安全威胁，并指责伊朗方面经由叙利亚陆地走廊向黎巴嫩真主党输送武器，以黎边境附近局势时有紧张。 以色列曾多次以打击该组织为由，对叙境内目标实施空袭。
The statement said that the drone crashed into the territory of Lebanon when the Israeli army was executing a task nearby the Blue Line on the border between Israel and Lebanon. The statement did not mention the cause for the crash of the drone. Some Israeli media reported that the drone crashed possibly because of malfunctions. It’s reported that, during a visit to northern Israel that afternoon, Israeli Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Gantz said that Israel would continue to take action against Syria and Lebanon in order to ensure its security and interests. Israel has taken Hezbollah in Lebanon as a major security threat for a long term, and has accused Iran of conveying weapons to Hezbollah in Lebanon via the Syrian Land Corridor, and the situation near the Israeli-Lebanese border is tense occasionally. Israel has repeatedly carried out airstrikes against targets in Syria on the pretext of cracking down this organization.