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It's Wednesday, 11th December. Welcome to the PDB afternoon bulletin.

I'm Mike Baker, your eyes and ears on the world stage.

Let's get briefed. New Jersey's skies are buzzing with mystery. Frustration grows as drones,

flood the garden state, leaving local officials scrambling for answers. Then, for the first time in 50 years, Israel has deployed

ground troops into Syria beyond a demilitarized buffer zone in an attempt to protect their

border region from extremist threats. We'll discuss the implications, as well as the latest

updates on Israel's air campaign in Syria. But first, our afternoon spotlight, mysterious drone sightings

over New Jersey, including near sensitive military sites, have left residents and officials

scrambling for answers. Since mid-November, clusters of drones have been reported across the state,

with sightings now extending into Pennsylvania and New York.

New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy confirmed that on this past Sunday alone,

49 drone sightings were reported, though he noted that some of those sightings may be duplicates.

Murphy described the drones as, quote, sophisticated, adding, quote,

the minute you get your eyes on them,

they go dark, end quote. Social media is a wash, or they literally, a wash, with videos of the

mysterious, possibly fixed-wing aircraft, intensifying public concern. Murphy convened a briefing

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