On Sunday night, a single Hezbollah drone managed to penetrate Israel’s famous air defenses, killing 4 soldiers and injuring more than 60. In shock, Israel is trying to answer the question: How is it possible that such a weapon from an ” “headless” will cause more damage than Iran’s missile barrage?
On Sunday night, a “swarm” of drones launched by the Iran-backed terrorist organization exploded south of Haifa, with one of them hitting the Binyamina military base, which houses a training camp for the Israeli army’s (IDF) Golani Brigade. Today Hezbollah announced new coup, on a naval base.
Israel in shock after Hezbollah’s latest attack – New bloodbath in Gaza
The advantage of drones
Initial reports indicate that the drone was spotted by the Israeli Air Force, but attempts to shoot it down failed. It was the deadliest attack in Israel since the horrific Hamas terrorist attack on October 7, 2023. Although systems Israel’s Iron and Arrow Dome Capable of providing comprehensive missile and anti-missile defenses, drones pose a much greater challenge to the Israeli military.
They can fly low and change direction unexpectedly, making them more difficult for rockets or missiles to detect and intercept. Although the Iron Dome was recently adapted to deal with drones, the system has gaps. Drones are cheap, easy to use and highly lethal. As a result, they are likely to become its enemies’ weapon of choice against Israel and could be used in large numbers, which will overwhelm Israeli defenses, causing massive casualties, experts warn.
Most of the drones used by Hezbollah (and also those used by Russia in Ukraine) are Iranian-made – and deadly. Some are capable of carrying explosives, bombs or small missiles and are used as “suicide” drones, while other drones are used for espionage.
The organization was decapitated, 2/3 of the arsenal was eliminated, but…
These deadly Hezbollah attacks come after the Israel’s attack humiliating for the organization with simultaneous explosions doorbells and radios (which put about 1,500 of its officers out of action, who were maimed or blinded), the assassination of Hassan Nasrallah and a number of other important figuresbut also continuous attacks on infrastructure, where their weapons are stored. So how is it possible that it remains so dangerous?
Although the IDF estimates that Israel has already eliminated about 2/3 of Hezbollah’s arsenal, the organization is still capable of launching deadly attacks. A few days before yesterday’s attack, several drones landed in central Israel and one exploded in a nursing home in the city of Herzeliya, near Tel Aviv.
The IDF has been expanding its ground operation against Hezbollah over the past two days. Forces have already found large arsenals of weapons, including rockets, shotguns, rockets, grenades and other equipment that would be used by terrorists in a planned large-scale attack on Israel. Tunnels dug by Hezbollah have been discovered across southern Lebanon, under villages and some near the border with Israel. It is estimated that hundreds of terrorists have been killed so far.
The US attitude
America appears to hope that Israel’s attack will weaken both Hezbollah’s political power and its influence in Lebanon. Although it is a terrorist organization, in Lebanon it functions as a political party with participation in the government and enormous influence in society. However, Israel’s operations are causing shocking bloodshed in the country, which is slowly turning into…Gaza.
Israel recently faced with international outcry after the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) announced that the IDF had targeted its troops and injured two soldiers. Israel said the attack was unintentional and targeted Hezbollah forces near UNIFIL forces.
Condemnation of Israel for the attack came from around 40 countries, with Britain, Spain and Italy among those using harsh language. However, there was no substantial reaction from the US.