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[B]The leader of Lebanese Shia militant movement Hezbollah has said that his group was behind the launch of a drone shot down over Israel last week.
Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah told the movement's television network that the drone was made in Iran and had flown over "sensitive sites" in Israel.
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Israeli fighter planes shot down the drone north of the Negev desert after it entered from the Mediterranean.
Israel's prime minister has again vowed to defend the country's borders.
"We are acting with determination to protect our borders," Benjamin Netanyahu said during a visit to the frontier with Egypt, according to a statement issued by his office.
"As we prevented last weekend an attempt by Hezbollah, we shall continue to act aggressively against all threats," he added.
The drone, which did not carry any explosives, was destroyed over a largely uninhabited area. It flew some 35 miles (55km) inland before being shot down.
On at least three occasions unmanned aircraft operated by Hezbollah have been detected over Israeli territory.
Compromise poll date
On Thursday, Mr Netanyahu's office also announced the date of the general election as 22 January.
The vote was brought forward by nine months after the prime minister failed to agree an annual budget with his coalition partners.
His right-wing coalition government has been in power since 2009.
The date selected was chosen as a compromise date following consultations between Mr Netanyahu and heads of parliamentary factions.
The next election for the 120-member Knesset - the Israeli parliament - had originally been scheduled to take place in October next year.
Officials said that a proposal to dissolve parliament and set an election on 22 January would be submitted for cabinet approval on Sunday and brought to the legislature next week, Reuters reports.
The BBC's Wyre Davies, in Jerusalem, says that with Mr Netanyahu's high personal approval ratings, his Likud party is expected to improve on the 27 Knesset seats it took during the last election.
But even if he wins, he will almost certainly have to form another coalition, given the proportional nature of Israel's voting system, our correspondent says.
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Hm. Either he just seriously pissed off Iran by pointing a finger at them, or he's being paid by someone who wants to instigate more Israeli action against Iran - They don't need a crapton of convincing.
That, or a rose is just a rose.
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With our without his statement, though, I'm sure Mossad traced it quickly enough.
A drone is just a statement, really
I mean, if you want to know what Israel looks like, you can just check out Google Earth at any time
Nasrallah sounds delicious.
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Mozzarella comes to mind.
[QUOTE=mac338;37998728]Nasrallah sounds delicious.
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Mozzarella comes to mind.[/QUOTE]
"Nasrallah" also means "she took a shit" in Russian.
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