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Israeli Media: Hezbollah targeting Mount Meron still haunts Israelis

  • By Al Mayadeen English
  • Source: Israeli media
  • 8 Jan 2024 20:19
4 Min Read

Israeli media continue to show signs of shock at the magnitude of the operation conducted by the Lebanese Resistance, Hezbollah.

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  • A screenshot a video released by the Hezbollah military media on January 6, 2024, showing the operation targeting the Israeli 'Meron' Intelligence and Airforce base in occupied Palestine. (Military media)
    A screenshot of a video released by Hezbollah Military Media on January 6, 2024, showing the operation targeting the Israeli "Meron" Intelligence and Airforce base in occupied Palestine. (Military media)

The strike on the Israeli "Meron" intelligence and Airforce base, conducted by the Lebanese Resistance group Hezbollah, continues to haunt "Israel".

The military analyst of Haaretz, Amos Harel, pointed out that what was significant in the operation was the choice of the target itself, namely "Mount Meron".

Harel provided details about what the "Meron" base includes, stressing that the Northern Air Control Unit is stationed there, and radars track every flight in Syrian and Lebanese airspace. These details are identical to those mentioned by the Resistance group in its statement following the operation.

The military analyst, regarding the escalation on the front with Lebanon, said "Israel" is in a situation where it sees that the intense fire that has been ongoing for three months in the north, which led to the evacuation of the settlements there, "is the least bad option," indicating that war or wider confrontation with Hezbollah will have worse repercussions, for not only the Israeli-occupied north but for all of occupied Palestine.

"Meron" base entered the long list of Israeli targets struck by the Resistance in Northern Occupied #Palestine.

Here's all you need to know about the base which was struck today with 62 rockets and missiles by the Lebanese Resistance.

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— Al Mayadeen English (@MayadeenEnglish) January 6, 2024

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Israeli media outlets pointed out on Sunday that the Israeli army's "Meron" air control and surveillance airbase was targeted by Hezbollah with an advanced version of Kornet missiles with an effective range of up to 10 km.

The media outlets warned that the Iron Dome, the entity's state-of-the-art anti-air system, is not designed to deal with this type of threat, cautioning that the Israeli army must find solutions to address this issue.

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Israeli media also reported that the army opened an investigation into the attack in an attempt to limit similar incidents and failures, adding that it had admitted to the same damages Hezbollah reported yesterday.​

The "Meron" base is one of the most strategic centers for the entire Israeli entity and the primary intelligence and military command hub on the northern front.

Situated atop Mount Jarmaq, the highest peak in occupied Palestine, the base is around 8km from the Lebanese borders.

It is the sole facility responsible for managing and controlling air operations toward Syria, Lebanon, Turkey, and Cyprus, as well as the northern part of the eastern Mediterranean Sea basin. Moreover, the base acts as a central hub for electronic warfare interference in the mentioned directions, staffed by a significant number of elite Israeli officers and soldiers.

The Islamic Resistance in Lebanon Hezbollah announced on Saturday morning striking the base with 62 missiles and rockets, noting that this was the "initial response" to the Israeli assassination of Hamas' senior leader Shiekh Saleh al-Arouri and his companions earlier this week in Beirut's Southern Suburb.

Footage revealed that "Meron" was targeted with a number of guided missiles, later identified as the enhanced Kornet-EM anti-tank guided missile.

Israeli media wondered that although there is no system that could intercept anti-tank missiles on their way to hit "Meron", it is not clear why the Israeli army did not install fences around such sensitive facilities, as it did along the northern border, claiming that these walls would absorb the impact of the anti-tank missile, cause the warhead to explode, and prevent most, if not all, of the damage to the facilities at the base.

Israeli media also reported that following the targeting of the "Meron" base, the Air Force re-activated the “Tal Shamayim” (“Sky Dew”) spy balloon, which is supposed to provide "Israel" with long-range early warning of any air threats targeting it.

This comes as the head of the Yisrael Beiteinu party, Avigdor Lieberman, said, "We must restore Israeli deterrence, which has eroded to zero."

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