Has Hezbollah discovered how to beat the Iron Dome?
Oct 14, 2024 23:48:29 GMT -5
Post by Pink Rose on Oct 14, 2024 23:48:29 GMT -5
Has Hezbollah discovered how to beat the Iron Dome? Israel urgently investigating after drone kills four and wounds 60 in strike on military base dining hall
IDF launched an investigation into how the drone evaded air defence measures
By David Averre
Published: 03:55 EDT, 14 October 2024 | Updated: 11:36 EDT, 14 October 2024
A Hezbollah drone attack that blew up troops at an Israeli military camp yesterday has left IDF chiefs at a loss as to why their feted air defences did not detect the killer projectile.
The Lebanese militant group declared Sunday it launched 'a squadron of attack drones' at Israel's Binyamina military camp where troops from the elite Golani Brigade were stationed, some 30 kilometres south of Haifa city.
Such strikes have blighted Israel ever since October 8, 2023, when Hezbollah entered the fight alongside its ally Hamas, but they are typically inconsequential thanks to Tel Aviv's world-class air defence system.
This time, though, it appears one drone went completely undetected, soaring across the border without triggering air raid sirens and slamming into Binyamina camp's mess hall where dozens of unsuspecting soldiers were chowing down.
The punishing blast immediately killed four people and left more than 60 injured, some of whom are said to be in critical condition according to the United Hatzalah rescue service.
Hezbollah's media office issued a smug statement in the aftermath of the attack, declaring that 'the dining rooms of Israeli soldiers have become death traps', adding: 'What (Israel) witnessed today in southern Haifa is nothing compared to what awaits it if it decides to continue its aggression against our noble and dear people.'
Now Israeli investigators are tasked with understanding why the Iron Dome - an indispensable part of Israel's defence network that protects its citizens from low-level, short-range aerial assaults - did not pick up the killer drone, and why air raid sirens failed to alert the Golani Brigade to their impending peril.
Full story with pictures and video at the link
IDF launched an investigation into how the drone evaded air defence measures
By David Averre
Published: 03:55 EDT, 14 October 2024 | Updated: 11:36 EDT, 14 October 2024
A Hezbollah drone attack that blew up troops at an Israeli military camp yesterday has left IDF chiefs at a loss as to why their feted air defences did not detect the killer projectile.
The Lebanese militant group declared Sunday it launched 'a squadron of attack drones' at Israel's Binyamina military camp where troops from the elite Golani Brigade were stationed, some 30 kilometres south of Haifa city.
Such strikes have blighted Israel ever since October 8, 2023, when Hezbollah entered the fight alongside its ally Hamas, but they are typically inconsequential thanks to Tel Aviv's world-class air defence system.
This time, though, it appears one drone went completely undetected, soaring across the border without triggering air raid sirens and slamming into Binyamina camp's mess hall where dozens of unsuspecting soldiers were chowing down.
The punishing blast immediately killed four people and left more than 60 injured, some of whom are said to be in critical condition according to the United Hatzalah rescue service.
Hezbollah's media office issued a smug statement in the aftermath of the attack, declaring that 'the dining rooms of Israeli soldiers have become death traps', adding: 'What (Israel) witnessed today in southern Haifa is nothing compared to what awaits it if it decides to continue its aggression against our noble and dear people.'
Now Israeli investigators are tasked with understanding why the Iron Dome - an indispensable part of Israel's defence network that protects its citizens from low-level, short-range aerial assaults - did not pick up the killer drone, and why air raid sirens failed to alert the Golani Brigade to their impending peril.
Full story with pictures and video at the link
