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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 570

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An Israeli Hermes 450 drone flies above the border between Israel and the Gaza Strip on May 29, 2018. (AFP/Jack Guez)
February 12, 2025, 11:55 am
IDF strikes 2 Palestinians in Gaza allegedly picking up a drone flown from Israel
UAV, apparently used by smugglers, was tracked as it flew into Palestinian enclave’s south; IAF drone hits men as they try to retrieve it
By Emanuel Fabian
This picture taken from an Israeli position along the border with southern Lebanon shows smoke billowing above the Lebanese village of Odaisseh during Israeli strike on April 22, 2024(Photo by Jalaa MAREY / AFP)
April 22, 2024, 11:17 pm
Barrage of 35 rockets from Lebanon targets northern communities as Passover begins
IDF says no injuries in attack, troops shell launch sites; Israeli fighter jets also strike several other Hezbollah sites in southern Lebanon
By Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff
This image from a video published by Hezbollah on April 22, 2024, shows an Israeli military drone being downed over southern Lebanon. (Hezbollah media office)
April 22, 2024, 9:03 am
Israeli drone downed by Hezbollah missile over south Lebanon
IDF says it struck terror group’s surface-to-air missile launch site after Hermes 450 intercepted in third such incident since February; 3 rockets fired at border town, no injuries
By Emanuel Fabian
This image from a video published by Hezbollah on April 7, 2024, shows an Israeli military drone being downed over southern Lebanon. (Hezbollah media office)
April 7, 2024, 7:42 am
IDF hits Hezbollah air defenses in northeast Lebanon after terror group downs drone
Military says it targeted compound and additional infrastructure in Baalbek region, known to be a Hezbollah stronghold
By Emanuel Fabian and Agencies
Smoke billows after an alleged Israeli strike on the southern Lebanese border village of Tayr Harfa on April 6, 2024. (Kawnat Haju/AFP)
April 6, 2024, 11:36 pm
IDF says one of its drones was downed by Hezbollah missile over south Lebanon
Military says airstrikes launched at Hezbollah positions, areas shelled across border to ‘remove threats,’ as terror group continues to fire rockets at northern communities
By Emanuel Fabian and Agencies
An Israeli airstrike is seen near Baalbek in northeast Lebanon (left) after a IDF Hermes 450 drone was shot down by a Hezbollah missile (right) over southern Lebanon, February 26, 2024. (Screenshot: X)
February 26, 2024, 11:48 am
IDF strikes deeper in Lebanon than for years after Hezbollah shoots down military drone
2 terror operatives killed in strikes near Baalbek, in northeast Lebanon; Israeli air defenses intercept 1 missile fired at UAV, but 2nd one brings it down
By Emanuel Fabian
An IAI EItan drone is seen at the Tel Nof airbase, during Operation Breaking Dawn in early August 2022. (Israel Defense Forces)
August 17, 2022, 7:59 pm
Armed drones gave IDF ‘surgical’ precision during recent Gaza fighting, officers say
UAVs conducted over 2,000 flight hours during 3-day battle against PIJ earlier this month; airbase commander says Strip ‘covered’ in drones, collecting intel 24/7
By Emanuel Fabian
Illustrative: In this August 3, 2014, photo, an armed Israeli drone circles over Gaza City. (AP Photo/Dusan Vranic)
July 27, 2022, 5:02 am
Israel says IDF’s armed drones can now be talked about, unless it’s to sell them
Drone manufacturers have been barred for years from advertising their attack capabilities due to censorship rules; those have now been lifted, but not the ban on hawking the UAVs
By Emanuel Fabian
An IDF drone landing in an airfield on the Golan Heights, on January 20, 2015. (Jack Guez/AFP)
July 20, 2022, 9:17 pm
After almost two decades, IDF finally admits to using armed drones in airstrikes
Military censor says ‘no impediment’ to publishing Israel’s attack UAV capabilities; Hermes 450 used in Tuesday strike on Hamas post
By Emanuel Fabian
Illustrative. Israeli soldiers from the Lotar counter-terrorism unit take part in a training session in the Adam military base near Modiin on July 22, 2019. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
February 13, 2020, 5:24 pm
The IDF’s new plan: From ‘Waze of War’ to a general charged with countering Iran
Multiyear Momentum Plan is designed to create a deadlier, more integrated military, though lack of government makes money an issue
By Judah Ari Gross
IDF chief of staff Aviv Kohavi holds a meeting around a camp fire with senior Air Force officers on October 23, 2019. (Israel Defense Forces)
October 24, 2019, 7:07 pm
IDF unveils ‘Momentum Plan’ to make it deadlier and faster, if it can pay for it
Army chief intends to spend large sums to outfit troops with better gear and improve air defenses in order to deal a powerful blow to Israel’s enemies before they can hit back
By Judah Ari Gross
Illustrative: An IDF soldier with a Skylark drone during a drill at the Tzelim army base, August 5, 2013. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
October 6, 2019, 6:03 pm
Israeli defense firm Elbit secures $153 million drone deal with Asian country
Contract with unnamed state offers multi-layered UAV system, including over 1,000 miniature reconnaissance vehicles
By Luke Tress
An Israeli Air Force drone, Hermes 450 UAV, manufactured by Elbit (photo credit: Elbit via Tsahi Ben-Ami/Flash 90)
December 10, 2018, 11:53 am
Israel turned down Gulf state request to buy attack drones — report
Unnamed country wanted to purchase Hermes 450 unmanned aerial vehicles several years ago; following refusal, it obtained Chinese pilotless aircraft instead, says public broadcaster
By Stuart Winer and ToI Staff
An Israeli-built Elbit Systems Hermes 450 unmanned aircraft is towed out of a hangar at the Hillsboro, North Dakota airport, where it was being used to collect agricultural data, May 20, 2016. (AP Photo/Dave Kolpack)
March 21, 2018, 9:06 pm
Israeli company seeks North Dakota launch site for crop-surveying drone
Elbit Systems hoping to rent hanger space at Casselton Regional Airport, intends to sell information gathered from flights to farmers
By AP
Illustrative. The IDF's Hermes 900 drone, which was officially declared operational on August 23, 2017. (Israel Defense Forces)
August 23, 2017, 11:29 pm
Air Force declares its newest drone, ‘The Star,’ operational
Hermes 900 UAV first saw combat in 2014 Gaza war, but needed further testing before it could be fully integrated
By Judah Ari Gross
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