By Wesam Bahrani

Hezbollah rattles Israelis with more drone footage

July 10, 2024 - 21:11
Lebanese resistance captures sensitive military sites over occupied Golan Heights

TEHRAN- For the second time in less than a month, the military media of Lebanon’s Hezbollah resistance movement has released aerial surveillance footage of sensitive Israeli military sites.

Using the same drone as the aircraft that penetrated Israeli airspace and shot footage over Haifa, this time Hezbollah used the Hodhod drone to showcase a ten-minute reconnaissance video of intelligence bases, command centers, and camps belonging to the Israeli army in the occupied Syrian Golan Heights.

The footage, released by the Lebanese resistance features high-resolution footage of electronic surveillance stations in the occupied Golan. These outposts include sites such as Shlagim West, Shlagim East, Astra, Avital, and Tel Faher. 

They are all believed to be involved in long-range eavesdropping, guidance, monitoring, electronic warfare, jamming, and deception operations.

Additionally, the video reveals strategic reconnaissance stations in the Golan Heights, operated by the Israeli military’s Unit 8200, Unit 9900, and the Electronic Warfare Unit. 

Experts say these bases serve critical roles in communication, data exchange, and security, along with facilities for securing and preparing the bases and the occupied border lines.

Moreover, the footage highlights key Israeli military bases and new points established since October 7, 2023, as well as the Yoav Battalion’s artillery base and missile unit for the Galilee and the Golan. 

The scenes also feature barracks housing the command headquarters of the Israeli military’s 71st Armored Battalion and Brigade 74th Armored Battalion, and Alika barracks with the command headquarters of the 188th Barak Armored Brigade. 

The video further reveals Keila barracks used as a training camp for ground units in the occupied Golan, Gamla barracks, a training camp for ground forces, and a position for the 7th Armored Battalion, as well as the Yerden barracks. 

The video also shows other key Israeli military camps, bases, and stations.  

It concludes with the phrase “to be continued,” followed by further aerial reconnaissance scenes from the Israeli cities of Safed and Tiberias, which analysts say will be published next. 

Previously, Hezbollah had published nearly 10 minutes of footage on June 18, showing aerial reconnaissance from Kiryat Shmona near Lebanon and all the way to the port of Haifa and beyond. 

Five days later, Hezbollah’s war media published a video titled “To whom it may concern,” revealing vital Israeli targets, which the Lebanese resistance said is known only to the Israeli security apparatus. 
Hebrew media reacted to the latest footage with Israeli Channel 12 saying Hezbollah “is also waging psychological warfare alongside the war in the North”. 

Israeli media noted that the video includes “high-quality aerial footage of various locations in the north,” as Hezbollah’s reconnaissance drone filmed “dozens of sensitive areas and facilities in Israel, specifically in the north, within 10 minutes.”

In a notable comment, Israeli media described the video as a “new disturbing revelation from Hezbollah, as it is documentation for Israeli eyes,” showcasing very strategic locations.

Israeli media added that Hezbollah “published maps and photos of military bases it attacked over the past 9 months in the Golan,” confirming that “it has larger capabilities,” and that it “can move swarms of aircraft, and will do so if a full-scale war breaks out”. 

An expert on security affairs told the regime’s Channel 12 that “the Hodhod’s video is another type of battle showing the extent of Hezbollah’s capabilities,” pointing out that the occupation “has a problem in intercepting Hezbollah’s aircraft.”

Another pundit on Israeli media asked, “How many additional F-35 aircraft do we need to buy to be able to stop Hezbollah aircraft?”

Among the other remarks, the military affairs commentator for the Walla Hebrew news website scrutinized the Israeli Air Force, saying “where was it?”. 

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