Al Mayadeen English

  • Ar
  • Es
  • x
Al Mayadeen English

Slogan

  • News
    • Politics
    • Economy
    • Sports
    • Arts&Culture
    • Health
    • Miscellaneous
    • Technology
    • Environment
  • Articles
    • Opinion
    • Analysis
    • Blog
    • Features
  • Videos
    • NewsFeed
    • Video Features
    • Explainers
    • TV
    • Digital Series
  • Infographs
  • In Pictures
  • • LIVE
News
  • Politics
  • Economy
  • Sports
  • Arts&Culture
  • Health
  • Miscellaneous
  • Technology
  • Environment
Articles
  • Opinion
  • Analysis
  • Blog
  • Features
Videos
  • NewsFeed
  • Video Features
  • Explainers
  • TV
  • Digital Series
Infographs
In Pictures
  • Africa
  • Asia
  • Asia-Pacific
  • Europe
  • Latin America
  • MENA
  • Palestine
  • US & Canada
BREAKING
Al Mayadeen's correspondent: Two were martyred in an initial toll of the Israeli drone strike that targeted the al-Asira neighborhood in the city of Baalbek, eastern Lebanon
Al Mayadeen's correspondent: An Israeli drone strike targeted the al-Asira neighborhood east of Baalbek, eastern Lebanon
Sheikh Naim Qassem to the pager attack survivors: You are the greatest resistance. Know that 'Israel' will fall because it embodies aggression, crime, and occupation; victory is truly yours
Sheikh Qassem to the pager attack survivors: The value of what you are doing despite your wounds is immense, and here you are, treading the path of the Master of Nation's Martyrs and the leaders
Sheikh Qassem to the pager attack survivors: You are moving forward with insight deeper than sight itself. The enemy sought to eliminate your role in the battle, yet you remain steadfast and continue the fight
Hezbollah Secretary-General Sheikh Naim Qassem to the pager attack survivors one year later: You are healing from your wounds and rising above them. You have successfully passed the test
Palestinian media: Reports of stabbing operation in occupied al-Quds.
Israeli media: Sirens blare in Arava in South, near Ramon Airport.
Egyptian PM Mostafa Madbouli: Egypt is targeted in plans to redraw regional map
AEOI Chief Mohammad Eslami: Our presence in IAEA General Council and fact-checking helped in preventing unilateral rhetoric that aims to portray Iran as an unregulated country

Drones are Hezbollah's 'trump card' as operations expand: Research

  • By Al Mayadeen English
  • Source: Israeli media
  • 11 Nov 2024 13:46
4 Min Read

The Israeli Alma Research Institutes details the rate of Hezbollah's daily, monthly, and yearly operations against "Israel", nudging its immense capabilities.

Listen
  • x
  • Hezbollah drones shown in new video displaying the Resistance's capabilities released on October 14, 2024 (Screengrab from the Military Media of the Islamic Resistance in Lebanon)
    Hezbollah drones shown in new video displaying the Resistance's capabilities released on October 14, 2024 (Military Media of the Islamic Resistance in Lebanon)

Hezbollah quadrupled its rocket attacks against occupied territories in October, compared to the months that preceded it, the Israeli Alma Research Institute found, anticipating even heavier and more intense operations in the upcoming months. 

The Israeli Walla news website, citing the institute's report, consequently noted that as the Israeli occupation forces expanded their offensive in South Lebanon, Hezbollah launched over 300 rockets against territories the Israeli authorities had not evacuated. 

'Israel' suffers hundreds of monthly attacks 

According to the Alma Institute, Hezbollah adopted only half of the operations carried out across the Lebanese-Palestinian border, assuming responsibility for 694 operations out of 1,158.

This raises the total number of operations executed by the Islamic Resistance in Lebanon to 3,235 since October 8, 2023, averaging 270 operations per month. 

The report claimed that a total of 54 Israelis were killed on the northern front as a result of Hezbollah's operations, including 40 soldiers and an army officer, as well as 10 settlers [excluding direct confrontations during the ground invasion]. 

Moreover, 54% of the operations targeted areas near the Lebanese-Palestinian border, at a distance of up to 5 km, 18.6% of which were against Israeli forces in southern Lebanon.

In addition, Hezbollah expanded the range of its attacks, firing 296 projectiles at distances greater than 5 kilometers from the border, compared to 160 projectiles in September and August 2024.

Related News

Israeli drone strike in Baalbek, east Lebanon, kills two citizens

Lebanon PM strongly condemns Adraee's South Lebanon encroachment

Details show that most of these operations targeted border settlements, as follows: 81 on Metulla, 76 on Misgav Am, 64 on Kiryat Shmona, and 43 on Manara.

At the same time, October saw a remarkable increase in attacks on more distant areas compared to previous months, distributed as follows; 12 on Tel Aviv and the Gush Dan area, 25 on Haifa, 21 on the Krayot area north of Haifa and Akka, 17 on Karmiel, 21 on Nahariya, and 29 on Safad and Ras al-Naqoura.

On Hezbollah's superior drone system

Quoting Tal Barri and Dana Volk, researchers at Alma, Walla! stated that "missiles have become Hezbollah's main weapon" against the Israeli-occupied territories, with at least 2,291 rockets launched across the territories during October 2024.

Additionally, the drone system is "Hezbollah's trump card", according to the Israeli researchers, who explained that these drones "serve Hezbollah's strategy of attrition" as thousands of settlers seek shelter with the flight of just one drone.

In this context, the researchers estimate that Hezbollah "will continue to drain Israel."

Regarding Hezbollah's drones, the Alma report recalled the attack carried out by Hezbollah against the Golani Brigade in Binyamina, which resulted in the killing of four soldiers, as well as an attack on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's residence in Caesarea.

In this context, Netanyahu has moved his daily work to a fortified room in the basement of his office, Israeli media reported.

According to Israeli Channel 12, Netanyahu now spends most of his workday in this secured room, following guidance from security officials. The move reflects heightened security measures, as he avoids his usual office on an upper floor with a glass-walled area known as the "fish tank."

Reports indicate that Netanyahu was directed to use the basement room, offering superior protection, and was advised against staying in well-known, fixed locations.

These precautions were reportedly initiated after a Hezbollah drone exploded in Netanyahu's residence in Caesarea last October, shattering his bedroom window and causing additional damage, though Netanyahu was not home at the time.

  • Israeli aggression on Lebanon
  • Israeli aggression
  • Israel
  • Hezbollah
  • Israeli occupation
  • Islamic resistance in Lebanon

Most Read

Uprising against Volker Turk at the Human Rights Council over Gaza.

Uprising against Volker Turk at the Human Rights Council over Gaza

  • Politics
  • 12 Sep 2025
A screengrab from the ad played on Fox News. (X Screengrab)

Fox airs ad warning Trump not to let Netanyahu 'play' him on Gaza

  • US & Canada
  • 11 Sep 2025
Lapid: Egypt’s Arab Force plan a 'severe blow' to normalization

Lapid: Egypt’s Arab Force plan a 'severe blow' to normalization

  • Palestine
  • 14 Sep 2025
UKLFI’s latest faux pas, like "Israel’s" recent failed attempt at regime change in Iran, is unambiguously indicative of a flailing entity on the verge of extinction. (Al Mayadeen English; Illustrated by Zeinab el-Hajj)

Zionist lawfare operation facing collapse?

  • Opinion
  • 13 Sep 2025

Coverage

All
The Ummah's Martyrs

Read Next

All
A Hezbollah supporter who lost his sight in a pager attack carried out by "Israel" on Sept. 17, 2024, covers his eyes with a red headband inscribed with the name "Hussein" during Ashoura, July 6, 2025 (AP)
Politics

'We Have Recovered': Lebanon marks 1st anniversary of Pager Attack

The Arab neighborhood of El Za'im, on the outskirts of east Occupied Al-Quds in the West Bank, near where Israeli government says housing units will be built as part of the E1 settlement project, Thursday, August 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
Palestine

'Israel’s' deliberate policies drive West Bank economy toward collapse

Ben & Jerry's ice cream shop, Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025, in Cambridge, Mass. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
Politics

Ben & Jerry’s co-founder resigns over parent company curbing activism

Trump’s approval rating falls to new low in second term: Poll
US & Canada

Trump’s approval rating falls to new low in second term: Poll

Al Mayadeen English

Al Mayadeen is an Arab Independent Media Satellite Channel.

All Rights Reserved

  • x
  • Privacy Policy
  • About Us
  • Contact Us
  • Authors
Android
iOS