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At least 20 injured in drone attack on northern Israel
Israeli media is reporting that at least 20 people have been injured, including five in serious condition, after a drone attack hit near the Israeli town of Binyamina in the northern Haifa district.
The Israeli Army Radio says, quoting a military source, that the Binyamina attack we just reported on was a Hezbollah drone attack.
A separate report said the Israeli Air Force is investigating why warning sirens were not activated ahead of the attack.
Drones are harder to detect and intercept
The Israeli air defence system is very sophisticated and multi-layered. Usually, the sirens go off when something is heading towards a location so civilians and residents of that area are told to seek shelter. That’s why there have been a very small number of injuries throughout the past year from those attacks.
But the drones are harder to detect, and because they fly at lower altitudes, they are much more difficult to intercept. Effectively intercepting them would put a lot of people in danger.
Just two days ago, two drones were spotted in the Tel Aviv area. Only one of them was downed by interception from the Israeli army. The second was not intercepted, and some of the shrapnel caused damage.
Number of injured in Binyamina attack rises to 39
Israeli media is reporting that the number of people injured in a drone attack in northern Israel’s Binyamina has risen to 39, including four in critical condition.
Israeli Army Radio says three killed in drone attack
This is what the Israeli media is reporting on the Binyamina attack:
- Israeli Army Radio says three people dead after the attack. Israeli ambulance service says the number of injured is now at 39.
- The drone fired a missile towards the site before exploding.
- Israeli Army Radio, quoting a source, said Hezbollah succeeded in deceiving the air defence system and fired a barrage of missiles to cover the drone.
