Hezbollah has endless launch capabilities: Former Israeli commander
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Israeli media reports that a former commander of the Israeli army's air defense emphasized that Hezbollah's launch capabilities are nearly limitless, essentially inexhaustible.
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Israeli Iron Dome air defense system fires to attempt to intercept rockets that were launched from Lebanon, as seen from Haifa, northern occupied Palestine, on September 23, 2024. (AP)
Israeli media cited the former commander of the Israeli army's air defense, Brigadier General Zvika Haimovich, stating that Hezbollah launched over 180 missiles today, emphasizing that the group can fire that number within just one hour.
While emphasizing that Hezbollah has not yet fired to its full capacity, Haimovich noted that he disagrees with the Israeli army's assessment that 50% of Hezbollah's missile stockpile has been destroyed.
Circulated footage shows Resistance rockets hitting central #Haifa, northern occupied #Palestine, as settlers scramble through the streets seeking shelter. pic.twitter.com/MY9aNW46oG
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He added that Hezbollah's launch capabilities are nearly limitless, essentially inexhaustible. He highlighted that what "Israel" has witnessed in the past two days is only a fraction of Hezbollah's actual capabilities and what it is capable of doing.
This is the first time sirens sound in the highly-populated downtown of occupied Haifa in this round of confrontations.
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Nearly 1,000,000 settlers occupy this area, making it the second largest metropolitan area after Tel-Aviv in occupied #Palestine.
Nearly 300,000 settlers… pic.twitter.com/PjsFQFVBMp
His statement comes after Reserve Major General Yaakov Amidror, the former Security Advisor and head of the Israeli Military Intelligence Directorate's Research Department, said that "Israel" is not even close to destroying Hezbollah's capabilities.
Amidror explained to Israeli Channel 14 that Hezbollah has about 100,000 rockets, and "if we hit 30,000, they still have 70,000, which is seven times what Hamas had." Therefore, he asserted that Tel Aviv is "very far from defeating or stripping Hezbollah of its capabilities."
Resistance rocket hits Kiryat Bialik in northern #Haifa. pic.twitter.com/nsJ6TLx0HT
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In this context, Israeli media reported that Hezbollah "is capable of striking Tel Aviv and paralyzing Israeli airspace and power stations, as well as Air Force bases, despite military operations." The Israeli media added that "the targets will eventually run out, and a war of attrition will begin; we know this from the past."
