An Israeli military spokeswoman had no immediate comment. At the time of the blast, the Israeli military had denied it had any involvement in the incident. Bozom said the drone had probably been in the water since an Israeli attack on a Palestinian naval craft on February 22 off Gaza. The Israeli military said at the time its forces noticed suspicious naval activity off Gaza’s shore and thwarted a “potential threat to Israeli naval vessels”, without elaborating on the weapons used. The Israeli military rarely comments publicly on the use of explosives-carrying drones.

Source: Egypt Independent March 11, 2021 14:37 UTC