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Hezbollah's drones continue to wreak havoc on northern communities
Recent data shows summer months contain the highest number of drone infiltrations from Lebanon since the war in Gaza began; northern residents losing hope
Over 1,200 unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) loaded with explosives infiltrated northern Israel since the start of Hezbollah's attack in recent months and security officials are still struggling to provide a solution to this deadly threat, which often cannot even be detected as it crosses from Lebanon.On Wednesday, three attack drones flew over the Golan Heights above Katzrin on Wednesday, evading the IDF’s attempts to intercept them. The incident concluded with one interception and two direct hits. One man was moderately wounded and others suffered from anxiety.
Many of these UAVs were not intercepted due to operational difficulties and the complexity of Israel's interception systems, according to data collected by Lobby 1701 organization representing 60,000 residents of northern Israel who were evacuated from their homes, based on military reports, Hezbollah’s statements and community alert systems.
As a result of these drone launches, which for now, according to Hezbollah's decision, have been directed only at Israeli military targets, eight IDF soldiers have been killed and dozens have been injured.
An analysis of the siren activity in Galilee communities since the outbreak of the war reveals that at least 395 alerts were triggered due to the drone infiltration warnings, requiring hundreds of thousands of residents to seek shelter.
A significant portion of these alarms turned out to be false and a result of the difficulty in accurately identifying the threats, often confusing them with birds that sometimes trigger the IDF's sensitive alert systems. Many UAVs, especially those used for intelligence gathering, managed to reach Haifa and even farther without being detected by the alert systems, and the Israeli Air Force (IAF) didn’t attempt to intercept them.
Ynet had learned that about 40 strike drones have infiltrated Israel from Lebanon since the beginning of the month and only half of them have been intercepted. Over 50 UAVs infiltrated Israel in July.
"This has become our daily routine in the Galilee, day after day for over ten months; dozens of drones every day alongside rockets, alarms, panic and running to shelters. 1,200 UAVs have been launched at the Galilee, some that have killed and injured civilians and soldiers, burned fields, destroyed homes and made life in the Galilee unbearable,” Lobby 1701 said in a statement.
Hezbollah's drones continue to wreak havoc on northern communities
Recent data shows summer months contain the highest number of drone infiltrations from Lebanon since the war in Gaza began; northern residents losing hope
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