Bloomberg: Hezbollah’s marches pose a threat to Israel, which is considering an invasion of Lebanon policy
Despite a week of intense Israeli bombing of Hezbollah weapons sites across Lebanon, its arsenal of Iranian-designed drones still poses a threat, especially if the fighting intensifies, according to a report on the American Bloomberg website.
Over the past year, Hezbollah has launched hundreds of drones into Israel and used other small unmanned aerial vehicles to destroy communications equipment and cameras along the border.
Although the Israeli bombing destroyed Hezbollah’s leadership headquarters, and killed its Secretary-General, Hassan Nasrallah, and the head of the unmanned aerial vehicle programme, the agency’s correspondent in Tel Aviv, Marissa Newman, says in her report that it is not yet clear whether the strikes have reduced the weapons stocks that took up It’s been years for the party to build and accumulate it.
High Israeli cost
The “cheap and powerful” weapons have exposed gaps in Israel’s advanced air defenses and forced it – according to Bloomberg – to use expensive munitions to shoot down devices that are often made of plastic or wood.
The agency added that these weapons pose a major threat to the Israeli army on the front lines in the event of its incursion into southern Lebanon to push Hezbollah away from the border and dismantle its military infrastructure.
It quoted On Fenig, CEO of R2 Wireless, an Israeli start-up that works in the field of electronic warfare, as saying, “A broader war with Lebanon would force Israeli air defenses to cover larger areas, and would make protecting movement… Troops face the threat of drones, especially those that are remotely controlled, known as FPV. This type of drone sends a live broadcast from the perspective of the first person who controls it, through a special camera installed on it.
FPV aircraft, which do not necessarily follow Iranian designs, can be loaded with explosives and target forces.
Possible ground incursion
The agency reported that the air strikes launched by the Israeli army may be a prelude to a ground incursion, as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced that returning thousands of displaced Israelis to their homes in the north is an official goal of the war, which may not be achieved unless Hezbollah withdraws or forces enter. To create a buffer zone.
Bloomberg attributed to Rotem Metal, CEO of Asgard Systems Ltd., which develops technology for the Israeli army, that Hezbollah is assembling drones in underground facilities using Iranian parts and blueprints. He said since parts are produced and distributed from different locations, airstrikes can only target individual stockpiles.
Mai Tal stressed the need to “cleanse the tunnels from the inside and cut the Iranian supply chain to Lebanon.” Even then, drones launched from farther away could “reach the entire northern region and all parts of Israel by air.”
Difficulty in monitoring drones
According to the US agency, attacks may also come from further afield, as “Iran-backed” militias in Iraq, Syria, and Yemen have previously launched suicide drones into Israel.
She pointed out that the mountainous terrain in northern Israel and southern Lebanon makes detecting drones more difficult, and they are often launched from valleys close to the border, which impairs visibility and leaves little time to respond.
An Israeli security official, who asked Bloomberg to remain anonymous, said that drones are usually less lethal than missiles and most of them are shot down. Hezbollah has fired more than 9,000 missiles at Israel since October 8, according to the Israeli government.
