Hezbollah Keeps Launching Drones, So Why Are We Hearing Less About It?

A senior security official revealed that Hezbollah continues to launch drones toward forces along the Yellow Line. According to him, the reason the issue is getting less attention is that in recent days there have been many successes in defense and interception, meaning the organization has not stopped operating drones, but efforts to stop them have been successful.

The senior security official explained that MAFAT in the Ministry of Defense, the Technological and Logistics Division in the IDF Technology and Logistics Directorate, the Ground Forces, and the technological unit in Military Intelligence, together with additional security bodies and defense industries, have joined forces to develop a large number of operational solutions for detecting and intercepting fiber-optic drones and others. "There are results on the ground. There are successes. A lot of patience is needed on this issue. This includes defensive actions and smart actions that the forces are carrying out on the ground," the official said. "Even in the Russia-Ukraine war there is no complete end-to-end solution. It is an operational challenge, but we are close to putting a number of effective solutions in place."

Many bodies in the security community have joined together to formulate a large number of solutions for detecting and intercepting drones / screenshot, Maariv The official added that alongside the technological process, which continues to test new systems, patents, and proposals from civilian entities for detecting and intercepting drones, "the IDF understands that its methods of operation on the ground are no less important than interception." According to him, movement, varied fire, working with different intelligence bodies, and rapidly closing fire circles against those same drone operator cells are equally significant. "We are making their lives difficult."

The official described a strike on a safe apartment in Beirut that was followed by missile fire from Iran and Yemen. According to him, it also included a strike on field commanders and operatives who operate explosive drones against IDF forces along the Yellow Line. Walla also learned that in recent days special forces of the IDF carried out operations deep inside Lebanese territory, beyond the Yellow Line, among other things in order to push away drone operator cells and Hezbollah attempts to move advanced anti-tank missile launchers from place to place, including Kornet systems.