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The Skylark entered operational service in 2008, and began being used in large quantities for high-tempo support of ground forces during [[Operation Protective Edge]] which began on 8 July 2014. Every active and reserve brigade received at least two air vehicles and flew them continuously, sometimes both vehicles at the same time. By August 12, some 18 systems had flown several hundred hours, generating intelligence and streaming target-acquisition data to soldiers on the ground.<ref>[http://www.defensenews.com/article/20140812/DEFREG04/308120026/Israeli-Forces-Praise-Elbit-UAVs-Gaza-Op Israeli Forces Praise Elbit UAVs in Gaza Op] Defensenews.com, 12 August 2014</ref>
On 21 December 2014, Syrian sources claimed a Skylark UAV crashed in [[Quneitra Governorate|Quneitra]] Governorate during a reconnaissance mission; however, the Israeli Defense Forces ([[Israel Defense Forces|IDF]]) said that they had no knowledge of an UAV in that area at the time. It was not clear if the UAV had crashed or was shot down but photos of the drone were released later.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Syria says shot down Israeli drone over Quneitra|url=https://www.haaretz.com/syria-israeli-drone-shot-down-1.5350487|access-date=2021-04-08|website=Haaretz.com|language=en}}</ref>
On 12 August 2015, [[Al-Qassam Brigades]] of [[Hamas]] claimed that they had captured a Skylark I and reused it for their own missions. The drone was captured on 22 July 2015 by one of their special commando units, and technically checked to make sure it was not booby-trapped.<ref>[http://english.palinfo.com/site/pages/details.aspx?itemid=73001 Al-Qassam Brigades captures Israeli drone last month] - The Palestinian Information Center, 12 August 2015</ref>{{unreliable source?|date=August 2015}}
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