Resistance flexible to change, can outperform 'Israel': Hezbollah Off.
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An officer in Hezbollah's anti-armor unit says the Islamic Resistance's capabilities are adaptable to change and its behavior is dynamic and dependable on the Israeli occupation's
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A screengrab from a video aired for the first time on Al Mayadeen depicting an Islamic Resistance trial of an extended range Kornet ATGM (Al Mayadeen)
Hezbollah has adapted to any changes that the Israeli occupation could resort to through the Islamic Resistance's knowledge of the terrain, a commander in the Resistance anti-armor unit told Al Mayadeen in an exclusive interview that aired Tuesday.
Yet, the resistance high-ranking officer said, the Israeli occupation is yet to see even 5% of Hezbollah's capabilities in the cross-border confrontations that have been taking place for nearly five months.
The system of battle with the Israeli occupation has been tested throughout Operation al-Aqsa Flood, "and we can say that we outperformed the enemy's system of battle because the enemy falsely claimed that it killed 50 Hezbollah anti-armor fighters, while our anti-armor martyrs who ascended during the confrontation did not exceed five."
"The July War on #Lebanon and its surprises, especially the Kornet ATGM, prompted the Israeli army to develop its armored vehicles defense and protection system."
— Al Mayadeen English (@MayadeenEnglish) February 27, 2024
- #AlMayadeen's analyst for Lebanese and political affairs, Abbass Fneish. @AbbassFneish https://t.co/tUtFVhQ1Kr
Moreover, he noted that the Islamic Resistance had not been using civilian homes or villages to fire at the Israeli occupation though this made it more tactically difficult for them.
Lebanese political and Lebanese affairs analyst Abbas Fneish affirmed during an interview for Al Mayadeen that the Resistance has "accumulated knowledge of the land over many years and anticipates what the enemy will do. It has done what is necessary to take advantage of this geography."
"The occupation army has a real deficit in eliminating its targets," Fneish said, adding: "The Islamic resistance is continuously developing on the frontline in terms of leadership, information, operations, execution, and field commanders."
Anti-armor capabilities
#AlMayadeen broadcast never-seen-before footage showing the #Lebanese Resistance's earlier trials of the extended range Kornet ATGM that it used to strike the surveillance and espionage electronics on the Israeli "Meron" air control base.#Lebanon pic.twitter.com/PP2Rrj3kql
— Al Mayadeen English (@MayadeenEnglish) February 27, 2024
Fenish touched on the use of anti-armor missiles by Hezbollah, pointing to the targets that the Islamic Resistance in Lebanon engaged with the Almas ATGM.
The first target engaged with the Almas ATGM was the Israeli occupation's military sites, Fneish said, noting that the first strike was on the Jal al-Alam site and the second was Ras al-Naqoura. "The second target was tanks and vehicles, and the third was military barracks and buildings."
The resistance manufactures most of its weapons, Fneish said, pointing out that this was the result of hard continuous work that is accompanied by understanding the nature of the developments on the ground and the nature of the task entrusted to the Islamic Resistance; "The tactical method adopted by the Resistance refutes the claims of the occupation during the past weeks."
Talking about the capabilities of the Resistance and its latest endeavors, the Hezbollah commander noted that while the Resistance only announced the Tharallah ATGM a year ago, it was first made in 2015.
"What the enemy should expect in the next war is new generations of the Tharallah ATGM," he said.
"We unveiled the Tharallah ATGM a year ago, but its invention dates back to 2015, and this is its first version. What the [Israeli] enemy should expect in the next war are new generations of the anti-tank system."
— Al Mayadeen English (@MayadeenEnglish) February 27, 2024
- A commander in Hezbollah's anti-armor force to #AlMayadeen… https://t.co/13ClqksCWz
Speaking further on the Resistance's capabilities, the Hezbollah top officer underlined that the battlefront was the training ground for the Islamic Resistance, which reflects the adaptability of its fighters and their prowess.
He also touched on the Resistance's attacks on the Israeli "Meron" air control base, stressing that the Resistance engaged it to send a message to the Israeli occupation that it could destroy it if it so wished.
Destruction suffered by 'Israel'
A tally done by Al Mayadeen revealed all the Israeli losses suffered due to the Resistance's operations using anti-armor munitions, which included 460 strikes with guided munitions and 105 strikes with unguided munitions.
The strikes in question include 87 that were carried out from weapons yet to be unveiled by the Resistance, 82 of which used guided weapons, with the remaining 5 using unguided weapons.
Fneish underlined that the Resistance was adhering to secrecy because it did not want to put all of its cards on the table, as its confrontation with the Israeli occupation continues to unfold.
This is a breakdown of all the different weapons used by the Resistance against the Israeli occupation forces.
Guided munitions
Kornet: 128
Fagot: 95
TOW: 56
Tharallah: 28
Special system (Almas): 23
Malyutka: 23
Kornet (8-10km): 14
Metis: 8
MILAN: 3
Other: 82
Unguided munitions
SPG-9 recoilless rifle: 36
106 recoilless rifle: 24
B-10 recoilless rifle: 22
82mm mortar: 9
RPG-29 : 4
RPG-7: 3
57 recoilless rifle: 2
Other: 5
'Israel' defeated
After the group's capabilities were displayed in full by the sheer number of operations it carried out against the Israeli occupation, the Hezbollah commander underlined that the Resistance has effectively defeated the Israeli occupation, but stressed that this was not anything new.
"We did not defeat the enemy today, we defeated them when we destroyed the Merkava tank in 1993," he said. "We defeated the enemy when we turned the entire border area into a ghost town. We defeated the enemy when one of its experts said we are having sleepless nights; when we destroyed its reinforcements to pave the way for the entry of our freedom fighters."
"We defeated the enemy when we surprised them by using the Kornet in 2006, turning the Hujeir Valley into a graveyard of tanks," he said.
Today the Israeli occupation stands bewildered in the face of the Resistance's anti-armor capabilities, the Hezbollah top commander stressed.
For more from Monday's interview, read: Hezbollah commander unveils new weapon on Al Mayadeen
