JERUSALEM – Palestinian protester near the Gaza border managed to bringdown an Israeli drone with a rock and a slingshot, a video posted onlinerevealed.

The footage by Press TV shows Palestinians hurling stones at an objectwhich looks like a drone, with a slingshot. A heavy cloud of gray smoke canbe seen, while sirens are heard in the background.

One of the demonstrators is eventually successful, prompting the protestersto erupt in celebration. It is unclear when the incident took place, thoughsimilar reports emerged on Friday.

There has been no reaction from Israel, although Tel Aviv has been usingdrones to monitor Palestinian protests. In March, the Israel Defense Forces(IDF) used tear gas-deploying UAVs to disperse huge crowds of protestersalong the Gaza border.

Palestinians have been protesting near the Gaza border as part of the GreatReturn March since the end of March. The demonstrations are slated tocontinue until Nakba on May 15, a day when Palestinians mark what theyregard as a mass evacuation from their land as a result of Israel’sestablishment. At least 45 people have been killed and 6,800 have beeninjured since the protests began, accordinglink> to the GazaHealth Ministry.

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