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
Israeli occupation forces stormed the town of Silwad, northeast of Ramallah, and fired at young men as they resisted the raid.
Al Mayadeen's correspondent in Turkey: A new attack in the Black Sea targets a Georgia-bound Russian ship
Palestinian press sources: Two Israeli occupation soldiers were injured in the operation
Palestinian press sources: The man who carried out the stabbing operation at the entrance to a settlement north of Ramallah in the occupied West Bank has been martyred
Israeli media report on a stabbing operation in the Ma'ayan Atarot area, confirm the attacker was killed, with one injury reported in the area
Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer: Law enforcement agencies in New York have informed me of bomb threats targeting several of my offices.
IOF storm Al-Ahli Hospital, vicinity of Al-Mizan Hospital, and Mohammed Ali Al-Muhtaseb Hospital in al-Khalil.
Iraqi sources told Al Mayadeen that reports that Barrack conveyed warnings to Iraq about an Israeli strike if any Iraqi party supports Hezbollah are false.
Pope Leo XIV: Peacemakers do not flee, but dare to stay even if it costs them some sacrifice.
The Pope to the Lebanese: You are a diverse country and a community made up of communities united by one language, the language of hope, which has allowed you to start anew.

Hezbollah did not showcase precision missiles in drills: Israeli media

  • By Al Mayadeen English
  • Source: Agencies
  • 22 May 2023 00:25
4 Min Read

Israeli media says Hezbollah's precision missiles are keeping the security and military institutions up at night.

  • x
  • Fighters from the Lebanese Resistance faction Hezbollah carry out a training exercise in Aaramta village in the Jezzine District, southern Lebanon, May 21, 2023 (AP)
    Fighters from the Lebanese Resistance faction Hezbollah carry out a training exercise in Aaramta village in the Jezzine District, southern Lebanon, May 21, 2023 (AP)

One of the weapons that was not displayed during the military drills was the precision missiles, Israeli media said commenting on the drills carried out by the Lebanese Resistance faction Hezbollah on Sunday, noting that they were a problem keeping the Israeli security establishment up at night.

"On the northern border, Hezbollah carried out today major military drills in southern Lebanon, and even invited foreign correspondents to cover it, and made threats to Israel there. What does Hezbollah want?" Israeli Channel 13 asked in the wake of the symbolic exercises.

"Firstly, Hezbollah wants to threaten and also send a message," Channel 13 Arab affairs correspondent Hezi Simantov said, explaining that "during the large and exceptional military maneuver in southern Lebanon, there was live munitions, anti-armor weapons, armored vehicles, and several types of Hezbollah kamikaze drones."

"Hezbollah simulated an incursion into Israeli [occupied Palestinian] territory, kidnapping soldiers, and confronting an Israeli invasion, that is a kind of broad confrontation or war," the Israeli journalist said.

"These drills are, in fact, a message to Israel, and its content is that Hezbollah is actually an organized army with special forces and weapons, and despite this, the assessment is that [Hezbollah's Secretary-General Sayyed Hassan] Nasrallah is not interested in a war or a large-scale confrontation with Israel now," he added.

"It must be said that the weapon that was not presented in this exceptional exercise is Hezbollah's precision missiles, and it has many of them. This is the problem that keeps the security and military establishment up at night, but this did not prevent the threat of these missiles being used," Semantov underlined.

Meanwhile, according to Israeli Channel 12, an important aspect of the drills is looking into the mechanism and capabilities of Hezbollah's missile division and special anti-armor formation.

"With the participation of dozens of vehicles and hundreds of members, Hezbollah today carried out a huge maneuver in southern Lebanon, which was centered on stopping an Israeli invasion and infiltrating Israel," the Israeli media outlet stressed.

دعت العلاقات الإعلامية في #حزب_الله الإعلاميين إلى جولة على أحد معسكرات #المقاومة في #جنوب_لبنان لمناسبة عيد #المقاومة_والتحرير، وحضور مناورة عسكرية تظهر استعدادات المقاومة للدفاع عن #لبنان.#الميادين_لبنان pic.twitter.com/YXJ8n7W5Zv

— الميادين لبنان (@mayadeenlebanon) May 21, 2023

Moreover, it stressed that Hezbollah called on journalists from all over the world to attend the drills, with there being a clear message to the Israeli occupation.

"The maneuver is important, but what is also important is the timing and the manner in which it was conducted, as Hezbollah carried it out very publicly and boldly, with widespread coverage," Israeli Channel 12 military affairs correspondent Nir Dvori said.

Lebanese resistance faction Hezbollah on Sunday conducted landmark military drills that saw numerous videos being shared on social media showcasing the resistance's capabilities and diverse formations, while Israeli media focused on Hezbollah's use of Kamikaze UAVs, as well as the drills' implications.

Israeli Channel 7 news also commented on the military drills, too, with Israeli researcher specializing in Arab affairs, Mordechai Kedar, saying, "Hezbollah's show of force comes against the backdrop of the Israeli arrogance following operation Shield and Arrow on Gaza. This is a show of force against the Israelis and the Americans."

"Hezbollah's drills come in light of Tehran's growing might and Syria's return to the Arab League, as well as the return of the two bloc world, which we are seeing take place before our very eyes," Kedar added. The latest round of aggression on Gaza passed "without any direct intervention from Hamas or Hezbollah, therefore Hezbollah decided to show everyone that it had massive capabilities."

Moreover, Kedar underlined that Syria's return to the Arab League indicates that Saudi Arabia rebuffed its ties to Syria and Iran, as the UAE is warming up to Damascus. "In truth, the Middle East has come to understand that Israel is somewhat weak."

Read more: Riyadh prodding for talks with Hezbollah - reports

"The Arab countries have realized that it might be better to join countries like Iran, Russia, China, and North Korea, so that they have a coalition that does not lower its head in the face of the United States and the West," the Israeli scholar said.

 

  • Israel
  • Hezbollah
  • Israeli occupation
  • Lebanon

Most Read

13 elite Israeli troops were wounded in a confrontations in Beit Jinn, Syria.

13 elite Israeli troops wounded in confrontations in southern Syria

  • West Asia
  • 28 Nov 2025
Russia and China are not part of the Resistance Front, but they are playing an important role in building structures to bypass US power and thus facilitate a multipolar and freer world. (Al Mayadeen English; Illustrated by Zeinab el-Hajj)

The Resistance Front and BRICS

  • Opinion
  • 29 Nov 2025
Four killed, ten wounded in targeted California shooting in Stockton

Four killed, 10 wounded in 'targeted' California shooting

  • US & Canada
  • 30 Nov 2025
Point-blank killings: 'Israel' executes 2 Palestinian youths in Jenin

Graphic footage: IOF execute 2 Palestinians from point blank in Jenin

  • Politics
  • 27 Nov 2025

Coverage

All
In Five

Read Next

All
US Ambassador to Turkey Tom Barrack speaks during the Concordia Annual Summit in New York, Wednesday, September 24, 2025 (AP)
Politics

Iraqi sources deny US warning of Israeli attack on Lebanon: Exclusive

People walk through a street in the old city of Homs, Syria, Friday, November 21, 2025 (AP)
Politics

US cautions Israeli occupation against escalation in Syria

Members of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) arrive at the site where Hamas militants are searching for the remains of captives in Jabalia, northern Gaza Strip, Monday, December 1, 2025 (AP)
Politics

Gaza death toll surpasses 70,000 as victims remain under rubble

Pope Leo XIV meets the Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch John X Yazigi, left, and spiritual leader of Lebanon's Druze community Sheikh Sami Abi al-Mona in the Martyrs' Square, in Beirut, Monday, December 1, 2025 (AP)
Politics

Pope Leo XIV calls for unity, coexistence during Lebanon visit

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