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
The Israeli Walla! website: We are running out of stockpiles, our forces are exhausted, and the lives of the captives are in danger. It is time for a ceasefire deal in Gaza.
Several wounded in an Israeli bombardment of a tent in al-Mawasi, south of Khan Younis in the Gaza Strip.
Israeli media: Three wounded, three killed in an ongoing operation in the Gaza Strip.
Al Mayadeen's correspondent in southern Lebanon: Israeli artillery shelling targets the outskirts of the town of Shebaa
Al-Qassam Brigades: The targeting took place at the intersection of 'Street 5' with the western line north of Khan Younis
Al-Qassam Brigades: A NIMR armored personnel carrier carrying an Israeli soldier was targeted with an Al-Yassin missile north of Khan Younis
Israeli media: At least two soldiers killed by anti-tank missile fired at Israeli army forces in the Gaza Strip
Local Syrian sources: Mortar shells fell on more than nine villages in the Sweida countryside
Local Syrian sources: Dozens of dead and wounded have arrived at Sweida hospitals as a result of ongoing clashes at several locations in the western Sweida countryside
Local sources: Civilians, including children and women, were injured in the al-Maqous neighborhood of Sweida, in Syria, as a result of ongoing clashes

Hoopoe mission has Haifa, Kiryat Shmona mayors in desperate straits

  • By Al Mayadeen English
  • Source: Israeli Media
  • 23 Jun 2024 23:59
3 Min Read

Mayors of Haifa and Kiryat Shmona voice alarm over Hezbollah's drone footage and ongoing threats.

Listen
  • x
  • A screenshot taken by a video published by Hezbollah as part of the Hoopoe mission showing the Haifa port on June 18, 2024. (Military media)
    A screenshot taken by a video published by Hezbollah as part of the Hoopoe mission showing the Haifa port on June 18, 2024 (Islamic Resistance in Lebanon - Military Media)

Israeli occupation's Haifa mayor, Yona Yahav, called for the removal of "polluting factories" from the city, which have become a target for Hezbollah. This statement followed the release of footage by the Islamic Resistance in Lebanon - Hezbollah, using the drone "Hoopoe" to showcase their targets.

Speaking to Channel 12, Yahav emphasized that Haifa's authorities are entirely unprepared for any scenario of an all-out war because the Israeli occupation's government does not cooperate with the settlement's municipality.

A video published by the Islamic Resistance in Lebanon titled "This is what the #Hoopoe came back with" shows how a reconnaissance drone was able to capture footage and expose sensitive Israeli sites in occupied #Palestine without being detected by Israeli anti-air systems. pic.twitter.com/jJDPTqCAEA

— Al Mayadeen English (@MayadeenEnglish) June 18, 2024

Avichai Stern, mayor of the Kiryat Shmona settlement, held the Israeli occupation government responsible for the lack of preparation for the upcoming possible war with the Resistance, asserting that Hezbollah, who trains continuously, will face the Israeli occupation forces, which he described as "military police" guarding the gates.

Stern stated that the Israeli occupation government had forgotten about them, confirming that Israeli officials had not visited the settlement's municipality to consult with them on the latest developments.

Related News

Iranian missile strike on Haifa went undetected, Israeli probe finds

Wave 19 of Operation True Promise 3 launched: IRGC

In this context, Stern, also confirmed, in an interview for Channel 14, that Hezbollah completely destroyed 60 houses in the area, with other houses suffering significant damage, not to mention the damage to the infrastructure and roads.

He added that since the start of the Israeli aggression on Gaza and the opening of the support front in Lebanon, Hezbollah has carried out more than 1,000 targeting operations in the city.

Stern highlighted the lack of communication with the Israeli occupation Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, whom Israeli media described as an "Olympic champion in evading responsibility for failure."

Undetected, Hezbollah Hoopoe mission exposes sensitive Israeli sites

The Military Media of the Islamic Resistance in Lebanon - Hezbollah released Tuesday footage showing its reconnaissance drones flying over swathes of occupied Palestinian land, including Kiryat Shmona, Nahariya, Safad, Karmiel, Afula, all the way to Haifa and its port.

Titled "This is what the Hoopoe came back with," the nine-minute-and-a-half video captured footage and exposed sensitive Israeli sites. Hezbollah indicated that the video was only the first episode of more yet to come, highlighting that the drones bypassed Israeli air defenses and returned to Lebanese airspace undetected.

The published footage included intelligence about Israeli sites inside occupied Palestine and clearly showed that the drone arrived at the port of Haifa intact. Hezbollah's drones brought back footage and information about sensitive sites they captured over Haifa starting with the port itself to oil refineries and military factories, not to mention the locations of military battleships and important economic hubs in the port.

Read more: Metulla mayor: ‘The government has disappeared'

  • Haifa
  • Kiryat Shmona
  • Israel
  • Israeli occupation
  • Lebanon
  • Hezbollah
  • Hezbollah Hoopoe
War on Gaza

War on Gaza

Most Read

Hezbollah SG reveals war details on Al Mayadeen for the first time

Hezbollah SG reveals war details on Al Mayadeen for the first time

  • Politics
  • 8 Jul 2025
Major ambush in Gaza kills 6 Israeli troops, injures dozens

Major ambush in Gaza kills 5 Israeli troops, injures 14

  • Politics
  • 8 Jul 2025
Israeli soldiers are seen in Beit Hanoun ahead of an operation by the al-Qassam Brigades, undated (Al-Qassam Brigades Military Media)

'Israel' on blast as media exposes report discrepancies in Gaza ambush

  • Palestine
  • 8 Jul 2025
Yemen Navy sinks ETERNITY C ship, shares footage of operation

Yemen Navy sinks ETERNITY C ship, shares footage of operation

  • Politics
  • 9 Jul 2025

Coverage

All
The Ummah's Martyrs

Read Next

All
The Freedom Flotilla ship Handala as it departs for Gaza, where it aims to break the maritime blockade at a port in Syracuse, Sicily in southern Italy on July 13, 2025. (AFP)
Palestine

Freedom Flotilla's Handala departs Sicily in bid to break Gaza siege

The container ship CMA CGM Laperouse, left, docks at the Georgia Ports Authority's Port of Savannah, Sept. 29, 2021, in Savannah, Ga (AP)
Politics

US shipbuilding woes deepen as tariffs, outdated policies backfire

Gaza war raises ethical questions for ex-Obama, Biden officials
Politics

Mercenary firm tied to Gaza war crimes hires Obama-Biden PR operatives

'Israel' targets children in Gaza collecting water
Palestine

'Israel' strikes Gaza kids fetching water, blames it on 'malfunction'

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