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Hezbollah pounds Israeli outpost with 4 Burkan rockets

  • By Al Mayadeen English
  • Source: Agencies
  • 20 Nov 2023 10:19
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Hezbollah has lately deployed new weapons and tactics in its latest round of confrontations with “Israel” in response to the Israeli massacres against civilians in Gaza and the killing of Lebanese civilians.

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  • The Burkan rocket about to hit the Israeli occupation’s Jal Al-Alam site, occupied site, occupied Palestine, November 4, 2023 (screen grab)
    The Burkan rocket about to hit the Israeli occupation’s Jal Al-Allam site, occupied Palestine, November 4, 2023 (Video screengrab)

The Islamic Resistance in Lebanon - Hezbollah announced, on Monday, the targeting of the "Biranit" barracks, the headquarters of the "91st Division," with four heavy-caliber Burkan rockets, in solidarity with the Palestinian people and to affirm support for their Resistance amid the ongoing Israeli aggression.

Hezbollah declared, in two different statements, that it successfully hit the same Israeli military outpost in two separate operations with 4 Burkan rockets within a 20-minute interval.

Footage of the operation of the Islamic Resistance in #Lebanon in which the fighters pummeled the "Biranit" Barracks with #Burkan missiles on the border between occupied #Palestine and Lebanon. pic.twitter.com/APuNaeQcc3

— Al Mayadeen English (@MayadeenEnglish) November 20, 2023

It is worth noting that Hezbollah used Burkan rockets for the first time, targeting Israeli occupation outposts, on November 4. 

Burkan is a short-range rocket with a range of up to 10 km, and its warhead's weight varies from 100 kg to 500 kg. Launched from pedestal launchers designed for mortar bombs, Hezbollah reportedly obtained these rockets in the mid-2000s.

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The "Burkan" falls into the category of heavy rockets, characterized by a substantial warhead capable of causing significant damage at relatively short ranges, typically up to 10 kilometers. These rockets, often referred to as "heavyweights," exhibit an inverse relationship between warhead size and range.

Meanwhile, Israeli media reported today that Hezbollah has fired over a thousand rockets from Lebanon at Israeli targets since the start of operations, stressing there have been ongoing missile interceptions and continuous alarm sirens, as operations have been ongoing for 24 hours in the northern region.

The big picture

In his latest appearance, Hezbollah Secretary-General Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah unveiled, on November 11, during a ceremony commemorating Martyr's Day, that Hezbollah was using the renowned Burkan missiles against the Israeli occupation. "The Islamic Resistance in Lebanon began using 'Burkan' missiles, which weigh up to half a ton, in its operations."

"The operations of the Islamic Resistance in Lebanon in the depth of the occupied territories have increased," he added.

Despite the threats to Lebanon and the opposition of some "abnormal" voices to the Resistance's operations, "There is a general stance in Lebanon of solidarity with Gaza and support or understanding for Resistance operations," the leader of the Lebanese Resistance movement affirmed.

Read next: Israeli media: Nasrallah's speech indicative of attrition warfare

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