A group of Palestinian terrorists piloted an armed drone into Israel from the Gaza Strip on Saturday, the army said in a statement.
The Israel Defense Forces said the drone appeared to leave an explosive device near the security fence along the border before returning to Gaza.
It did not specify if the explosive detonated, but said a military vehicle was lightly damaged in the incident.
The IDF said it opened fire at the cell responsible for the drone.
No Israeli soldiers were hurt and there were no immediate reports of Palestinian injuries.
Last month, the IDF said it thwarted an Iranian plot to fly “kamikaze” explosives-laden drones at Israeli territory from Syria.
Saturday’s incident came after Israeli forces attacked several military targets belonging to the Gaza terror group earlier in the day in response to rocket fire from Gaza.
The IDF said it had identified five projectiles that had crossed the border into Israeli territory.
The launches set off rocket sirens in the town of Sderot and the communities of Ibim and Kibbutz Or Haner.
There were no reported injuries. The Ynet news site said two women were being treated for shock.
At least one rocket hit an open area outside Sderot and started a small fire, Hebrew media reported.
Security camera footage reportedly from Sderot showed an explosion in the distance and city residents stopping their cars to run for cover.
Army says 5 projectiles launched across border; attack comes after two Palestinian teens said killed during violent protests along Gaza border
Incoming rockets set off sirens in Israeli communities along the Gaza border late Friday after a series of deadly clashes along the border earlier in the day.
The Israel Defense Forces said it had identified five projectiles that had crossed the border into Israeli territory.
Israeli artillery and aircraft attacked several military targets belonging to the Hamas terror group in the northern Gaza Strip in retaliation, the IDF said in a statement.
Rocket sirens wailed in the town of Sderot and the communities of Ibim and Kibbutz Or Haner.
There were no reported injuries. The Ynet news site said two women were being treated for shock.
At least one rocket hit an open area outside Sderot and started a small fire, Hebrew media reported.
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