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Friday, May 17, 2024
IDF strike in Lebanon seems to reveal Hezbollah possesses advanced Iranian anti-aircraft missiles
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleEmanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
An Israeli airstrike earlier today in southern Lebanon seems to reveal that Hezbollah is in possession of advanced Iranian anti-aircraft missiles.
The IDF said earlier that it had targeted Hezbollah compounds in Najjarieh, south of Sidon, used by the terror group’s air defense unit.
The sites had “posed a threat to Israeli aircraft,” the military said.
Footage circulating on social media apparently shows the remains of an Iranian Sayyad-2 surface-to-air missile following one of the IDF strikes.
The missile is identified by Tal Inbar, an expert on missiles and drones, in a post on X.
It is apparently the first public evidence suggesting that Hezbollah has such missiles.
Earlier today the IDF announced the targeting of an Hezbollah Air Defense Unit – footage circulating social media appears to show the remains of an Iranian Sayyad-2 surface to air, air defense missile. pic.twitter.com/j92UAojscL
— Aurora Intel (@AuroraIntel) May 17, 2024
First evidence of Iranian SAYYAD-2 SAM in Hezbollah's hands – Short video taken in Lebanon near Zahrani river (as claimed in social media) shows the motor segment of the missile. pic.twitter.com/vp8t5IbKvy
— Tal Inbar (@inbarspace) May 17, 2024
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