IDF claims Hezbollah drone struck Israel's giant missile-detecting airship, report says
Source: Business Insider
May 18, 2024, 12:36 PM EDT
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) claimed that a Hezbollah drone struck a large missile-detecting airship known as "Sky Dew," Israeli outlet Ynetnews reported.
The radar-detecting balloon was deployed around 21 miles from the Israel-Lebanon border in an area called Golani Junction, the report said. "There were no casualties and no impact to the IDF's aerial situational awareness capability in the area," IDF Spokesperson Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari said, per Ynet News.
The sytem was designed to add to Israel's air defenses by detecting incoming missiles and drones, officials have said, per The Times of Israel. The Israeli Air Force received the airship in 2022.
It comes amid increasing tensions with the Hezbollah militant group, which has carried out a number of strikes on Israel following the latter's invasion of the Gaza Strip. Its attacks have ramped up in recent weeks after the IDF's operations in the southern Gazan city of Rafah.
Read more: https://www.businessinsider.com/idf-claims-hezbollah-hit-israels-missile-detecting-airship-report-2024-5
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