Comparisons can be made with 2006. In 2006, the IAF flew
11,897 combat missions during 33 days of conflict, an average of 360 combat missions per day.
In the first two days (September 23-24), the IAF flew around
500 combat missions per day, a higher number than the average for the 2006 campaign. On the first day alone, September 23, the IAF hit
1,500 targets with over 2,000 rounds of ammunition.
It now appears that the number has dropped significantly after the first few days of intense airstrikes, becoming more targeted and lethal. We do not know to what extent Hezbollah has been compromised or reduced, but according to the IDF, they have significantly reduced the group's combat power, which would now allow them to control the pace of airstrikes after a devastating first blow.
The IDF’s strategic concept is to deliver sudden and lethal precision strikes, preventing missiles from maneuvering or launching. This is fully in line with the main points of the “
Victory Doctrine”: