IDF admits Mount Meron air traffic control base damaged by Hezbollah

By Emanuel Fabian

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7 January 2024, 7:43 pm 1 Edit

Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent

This image from video shows a Hezbollah anti-tank guided missile hitting a radar dome at an Israeli Air Force air traffic control base on Mount Meron, January 6, 2024. (Screenshot: Telegram)

The IDF admits damage was caused to its air traffic control base on Mount Meron in a Hezbollah missile attack on Saturday.

Hezbollah fired a barrage of rockets and anti-tank missiles at the base, which is some 8 kilometers (5 miles) from the Lebanon border, hitting two of the radar domes, footage published by the terror group showed.

The IDF does not elaborate on the damage to the base. But according to Hezbollah’s video, the radar domes were hit.

Still, the IDF says its air defense array continues to function, as there are backup systems.

The IDF is investigating the incident, in order to prevent similar attacks on the sensitive base.