The Iran-backed terrorists of Hezbollah, long noted for their ability to conceal rocket launchers in civilian areas and launch huge swarms of missiles at Israeli civilians, are reportedly developing increasing proficiency with drones, and using them to launch more carefully targeted attacks against Israeli troops in southern Lebanon.
Mounir Shehadeh, a retired Lebanese Army general, told The National on Wednesday that drones are “not new to Hezbollah,” but they have recently become “an almost daily took in combat, not just a secondary weapon.”
Shehadeh said Hezbollah is using cheap mass-produced drones to inflict “continues attrition” against Israeli forces, in a “transition from general heavy fire to precision fire and strategic attrition.”
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Drones are more affordable than missiles and Hezbollah can scrounge up drones from providers other than Iran, which might have trouble sending missiles to its
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