Hezbollah attack shows group can strike ‘deeper’, bypass Israeli defences
What Hezbollah’s latest attack on Israel, near the city of Acre, shows is that it is able to get deeper inside the country, some 20km (12.4 miles) from the southern border.
It also shows that Hezbollah has knowledge and locations of Israeli military installations and is able to strike them, getting through layers of Israeli defences.
Israel has also carried out strikes in southern Lebanon today. The Israeli military hit a building in the town of Mayfadoun. We understand five Hezbollah fighters were killed in that attack. It’s also hit Odaisseh, killing one person, as well as the town of Khiam, injuring one person.
We expect Hezbollah’s secretary-general, Hassan Nasrallah, to speak later today.
Hezbollah ‘showing it is able to target population centres'
The timing of this is very significant. What has happened does represent a kind of escalation. Israel will find it very concerning that Hezbollah was able to launch what has been described as a swarm of drones into its territory, very quickly and very deep into areas where it normally targets the military. Now, it is showing it is able to target population centres further and further inside northern Israel.
The mayor of Naharyia [which was targeted in the attack]… has demanded retaliation not just against Hezbollah, but also against Beirut, showing that this can only escalate and continue to get worse.
The fact that the Iron Dome wasn’t able to track except for one drone – Israeli forces say they intercepted only one of a number of aerial vehicles – does reflect the fact that Hezbollah is growing more capable.
Footage shows impact of Hezbollah drone in Israel
Video shared by local media outlets in Israel shows a drone, launched as part of a swarm attack on areas some 20km (12.4 miles) into Israel, hitting the ground near civilian infrastructure.
Lebanese group Hezbollah says the attack was targeted at Israeli military installations, but we’ve been getting reports that civilians were injured, some in “serious” condition.
🔴 More footage shows Hezbollah drones hitting civilian areas in Israel
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