The Military Rabbinate is sharing the story of Elyashiv, a soldier serving in the Rabbinate, whose eruv installation at a northern military outpost may have prevented a serious injury or death when an explosive drone launched from Lebanon became entangled in the wire and detonated harmlessly.

According to the Rabbinate, Elyashiv installed the eruv at the outpost near the Lebanese border about a month and a half ago as part of his military duties.

A few days after the eruv was put up, an explosive drone was launched from Lebanon toward the area. The drone became caught in the eruv wire and was unable to continue on its trajectory. As a result, the drone detonated on the wire itself rather than falling to the ground. No one was injured in the incident.