The IDF confirmed Monday that a Hezbollah rocket attack the night before damaged infrastructure at the Meron Air Force Base. Although some air control unit detection capabilities were impacted, built-in redundancies prevented a halt in northern aerial detection operations. Repairs are currently underway.
The IDF has intensified its operations against the Shia terror group, systematically destroying firing positions and observation posts of its elite Radwan forces facing the Galilee.
The military acknowledges Iran's strategy to escalate attacks on Israel through proxies like Hezbollah, especially as Israel's military successes in Gaza mount, aiming to distract the IDF from its engagement with Hamas.
Hezbollah released a video Saturday night depicting the unusual attack on the northern base, dubbed "the eyes of the country in the north." In the footage, Hezbollah claimed to have directly hit the defense domes at the base, responsible for aerial imaging and monitoring all aircraft in the regional airspace. The video suggests two of the three domes were hit.
The Air Force's control system oversees all air traffic in Israel's airspace. It is responsible for detecting and identifying infiltration attempts, operating a range of weapon systems and directing aircraft and air defense batteries to intercept hostile aerial threats.
In the video, Hezbollah detailed the targeted base in Arabic. "Meron Base, YBA 506, sits 8 km from the Lebanese border, 1,200 meters above sea level, spanning 160,000 square meters."
It's described as "Northern Israel's air command and control center, tasked with organizing, coordinating and managing aerial operations in Syria, Lebanon, Turkey and the northern eastern Mediterranean."
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Hezbollah is forced to retreat further north into Lebanon, away from Israel's border, following the latest blows delivered by the IDF, Israeli military spokesperson said on Sunday.
Earlier on Sunday, IDF Chief of General Staff Herzi Halevi pointed out that the IDF was "exacting an ever-increasing toll from Hezbollah. Yesterday it paid with seven deaths, it paid yesterday with two very, very important targets, and we are raising the price all the time."
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