The Hezbollah organization released a nearly 10-minute video, showing that the UAV had penetrated Israeli airspace to explore many raid targets. The 9 minute and 31 second video appeared on June 18 and was shared on many Hezbollah information channels in Lebanon, including Telegram accounts. The video captured images of many Israeli cities and settlements, including locations in the city of Haifa, about 27 km from the Lebanese border, which owns the country’s most important seaport.
Posts with videos carry messages calling on viewers to “analyze important images” or confirm that unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have entered Israeli airspace without being detected. Hezbollah did not disclose when it collected these images. On June 18, Hezbollah posted images of the Israeli naval base in Haifa being targeted. Photo: Times of Israel On June 18, Hezbollah posted images of the Israeli naval base in Haifa being targeted. Photo: Times of Israel The video also shows part of the Israeli naval base in Haifa city. The image also shows Israeli warships and military infrastructure, which Hezbollah describes as the base of the Shayetet 7 submarine unit. Another part shows images of Israeli military bases in the north, including places where anti-aircraft weapons such as the David’s Sling missile interception system and the Iron Dome rocket interception system are located. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) did not comment on the video released by Hezbollah, but on the same day announced that it had shot down three “suspicious flying objects” near the northern West Bank. According to observers, Hezbollah released the video mainly aimed at the Israeli public, sending a message threatening to escalate the conflict. Hezbollah has repeatedly launched reconnaissance UAVs and bomb-mounted UAVs into the northern region of Israel many times, but did not release detailed images like this time. Location of Haifa city and Israel – Lebanon border. Graphics: AFP Location of Haifa city and Israel – Lebanon border. Graphics: AFP Hezbollah is an ally of Hamas. This force and the Israeli army have regularly exchanged gunfire across the border since the Israel-Hamas conflict broke out last October. However, Hezbollah has recently stepped up its attacks on northern Israel after a senior commander of the group was killed last week by fire from Tel Aviv. Fighting between Israel and Hezbollah as of early June had left at least 473 people in Lebanon, mostly gunmen but also 92 civilians, dead. Israeli authorities said at least 15 soldiers and 11 civilians were killed in the north of the country.
US special envoy Amos Hochstein on June 18 called for an “urgent” halt to cross-border gun battles between Hezbollah forces and the Israeli army, fearing a large-scale war breaking out in the region.
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Posted on June 18, 2024
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