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Downplaying drone footage, IDF chief says Hezbollah unaware of ‘powerful’ Israeli capabilities
Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi speaks with troops at an Iron Dome battery in northern Israel, June 19, 2024. (Israel Defense Forces)
After Hezbollah aired drone footage over northern Israel, IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi says the military “possess powerful capabilities that the enemy knows only a little about.”
“Yesterday, Hezbollah released a video with a capability that we are familiar with, and we are preparing and building solutions to deal with such capabilities and other capabilities,” Halevi tells troops at an Iron Dome air defense battery in northern Israel.
“We of course possess infinitely more powerful capabilities, which I think the enemy knows only a little about, and it will meet them when necessary at the right time,” he adds.
