Two unmanned aircraft were intercepted on Tuesday morning over the Upper Galilee after sirens sounded in the area.
A loud explosion was heard in Tzfat after shrapnel from an interceptor missile fell in the nearby Birya forest and ignited a fire.
Two firefighting crews are working to extinguish the blaze. The Fire and Rescue Service updated that there is no concern at the moment that the fire would spread to populated areas.
The IDF stated: "Following sirens that sounded regarding a hostile aircraft infiltration in northern Israel, interceptors were launched from the area of Tzfat toward a suspicious aerial target. This was subsequently determined to have been a false identification."
The military added that as a result of the shrapnel from the interceptors, a reservist was moderately injured and evacuated to a hospital to receive medical treatment. His family has been notified.
The IDF also noted that the Aerial Defense Array successfully intercepted a suspicious aerial target that crossed from Lebanon off the coast of Nahariya. No sirens were sounded in accordance with protocol.
At the same time, firefighting crews, with the assistance of firefighting aircraft, are working to gain control of a fire that broke out yesterday afternoon on the Naftali Ridge caused by a Hezbollah rocket that struck the area.
Over the past 24 hours, 18 firefighting crews from the North, Coast, and Central Districts together with crews from the Nature and Parks Authority, JNF, IDF, and Police, worked to gain control of fires in the Galilee and Golan Heights.
Seven IDF reservists and nine civilians were lightly injured from smoke inhalation.