Iran-Backed Terrorists Release Video Claiming First Drone Strike On Israeli Forces
Iran-Backed Terrorists Release Video Claiming First Drone Strike On Israeli Forces
Video has been released by the Palestinian Islamic Jihad terrorist group, claiming to show improvised incendiary devices dropped from drones onto Israeli tanks on the Gaza border. The video was broadcast by Lebanon’s Hezbollah-affiliate Al Mayadeen. The Israeli military has reported repeated attempts by Palestinian groups in Gaza to launch attacks using drones, and the use of such technologies by the groups has been lauded by Iran.
The small devices do not inflict any damage on the heavily-armored tank, which makes the Arabic and Hebrew caption taunting that “your defenses are nothing to us” somewhat ironic. Israeli media has reported that drones have been among the military equipment that has been seized before it reached Gaza.
The terrorist threat from drones has become a broader theme recently, with the vulnerability of aircraft and crowded spaces to such devices highlighted as particular causes for concern. Security agencies will overlook the minor impact of the device depicted in the video, and will instead focus on the implied threat that a larger or more ominous payload would represent.
The video was released just ahead of International Quds Day, an Iranian-sponsored event that seeks to incite mass rallies in support of the Palestinians and to show opposition to Israel and Zionism.
Iranian proxies attacking Israel
Early in May, there was escalated tension between Israel and Gaza with Hamas and Islamic Jihad firing 690 rockets from Gaza into Israel, killing four people and injuring more than 200. The barrage exposed major weaknesses in Israel’s Iron Dome missile defense system, Only 240 of the rockets were intercepted. Israel carried out more than 300 airstrikes on Hamas and Islamic Jihad targets in the Palestinian territory, killing twenty-five Palestinians.
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