Current sectionIsrael NewsThe military said it is investigating where the drones were launched from of the drones. The interception comes amid a surge in drone and missile activity across the Middle East, with Jordan and Saudi Arabia reporting similar incidentsShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeYaniv Kubovichand Reuters08:54 PM • July 27 2026 IDTIsrael's military said Monday that it intercepted two drones near the Jordanian border and is investigating where they were launched from, as regional militaries contend with a recent increase in drone and missile attacks linked to Iran and its allies.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:Saudi ArabiaIran - U.S.Middle EastIDFJordan IranDonald TrumpHouthisStrait of HormuzCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Live UpdatesWest BankNetanyahuIranHasbaraKarim KhanIsrael ElectionsHaQuizHaaretz PodcastIDF Intercepts Two Drones Near Jordanian Border as Regional Attacks IntensifyFirst-ever Find: Mold of a First Temple Figurine Is Discovered in JerusalemShin Bet Chief Urges Agency Be Kept Out of Politics Amid Election Security RowTrump Doesn't Realize the Risk Settler Violence Poses to His Plans. He Soon WillNetanyahu Visits Trump With Fewer Allies and No Good OptionsRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIIsrael's Far Right Is Repeating the Sin That Brought Down the TempleEd Miliband, the U.K.'s New Foreign Secretary – and His History With IsraelWith the West Bank Primed to Explode, Israel's Government Sees an OpportunityTwo Israelis, Four Palestinians Killed in Clash After Settlers Enter TownBiden Officials Now Regret What They Let Israel Do in Gaza. Does It Matter?Al Jazeera Reportedly Ends Contracts of Over 20 Gazan Journalists