TEL AVIV, November 10. /TASS/. Israeli air defense forces deployed a Patriot anti-aircraft missile system to intercept a "suspicious target" in the south of the country, the army press service reported.

"Some time ago, the IDF Air Defense forces intercepted a suspicious target in the Arabah region in southern Israel using the Yahalom (Patriot) system. The target did not penetrate Israeli territory," the statement said.

The Arabah Valley is located in the very south of Israel on the border with Jordan.

During the day, the military reported two incidents in the city of Eilat, located on the Red Sea in the southernmost part of Israel. First, an unknown drone crashed into a public building, there were no casualties. The army is still clarifying the origin of the device. In the evening, an air raid alert was announced in Eilat. Following this, the army announced the interception of a surface-to-surface missile in the Red Sea area, while the military stressed that the missile did not reach Israeli airspace.