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The cost of the drones is cheap compared to the interceptors: Fear in the defense establishment of further Hezbollah attacks - Walla! News

2022-07-03T06:40:53.680Z


After sending the aircraft towards the "Shark" rig, the IDF is considering a military response against Hezbollah. On the other hand, there are fears that Nasrallah's next move will be to send many cheap UAVs compared to operating Israeli interceptors. Another option is to send aircraft with explosives, but such an action does not pose a significant threat


The cost of the drones is cheap compared to the interceptors: fear in the defense establishment of further Hezbollah attacks

After sending the aircraft towards the "Shark" rig, the IDF is considering a military response against Hezbollah. On the other hand, there are fears that Nasrallah's next move will be to send many cheap UAVs compared to operating Israeli interceptors.

Another option is to send aircraft with explosives, but such an action does not pose a significant threat

Amir Bohbot

03/07/2022

Sunday, 03 July 2022, 09:10 Updated: 09:33

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In the video: The IDF intercepts 3 Hezbollah drones that made their way to the gas rig (IDF Spokesman)

The IDF is considering a military response against Hezbollah today (Sunday), following the operation of the UAVs against the "Shark" rig yesterday.

Security sources have raised concerns that next time Hezbollah will try to send many unmanned aircraft, as their operation is significantly cheaper than that of the Israeli interceptors.



Another option is to send a UAV carrying explosives. However, security officials have made it clear that such an action does not pose a significant threat to the rig, but rather spot damage and damage to the operators' sense of security.

Shark gas rig (Photo: Official website, courtesy of Energian)

Meanwhile, IDF Spokesman Brigadier General Ran Kochav addressed the incident this morning in an interview on 103FM.

He said there was early intelligence, and the defense establishment was ready for it.

"The detection systems followed throughout the flight of the aircraft," he explained.

"They fly at relatively low altitudes, these are planes that do not fly so fast, but it is very difficult to detect them. But our sophisticated detection systems have detected them, and here a combat procedure is actually being carried out."



The IDF spokesman added that "this is not a disputed area and Nasrallah also knows this.

"Shark, whale, and all the economic water are all in Israeli territory - Hezbollah is trying to harm Israeli sovereignty in all sorts of ways."

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Hezbollah leader.

Nasrallah (Photo: Reuters)

Meanwhile, Defense Minister Bnei Gantz will submit a legal and professional opinion in the next 24 hours to Gali Spokesman, Rabbi Miara, in which he will explain why he must appoint a chief of staff at this time.

This, emphasizing the security challenges and avoiding the deputy chief of staff.



Yesterday, the IDF intercepted three unmanned Hezbollah aircraft, which made their way toward the shark gas rig, in Israel's economic waters.

The hostile aircraft arrived around 15:00 from the direction of Lebanon, over the Mediterranean Sea, towards the rig, and were intercepted by fighter jets and a missile ship.

For the first time, naval ships participated in the interception, which the IDF defines as a success, by launching a lightning missile.



Preliminary investigation reveals that due to the fact that there were no sub-explosions from the interception, the aircraft were unarmed and did not pose a threat to the gas rig.

The IDF clarified that although the Shark rig does not yet produce gas, they define the incident as an attempt to undermine stability and put pressure on the maritime border, which is being conducted by the political echelon. .

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