[News] Israeli media debunk IOF claims about damage from Iran's strike

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Israeli media debunk IOF claims about damage from Iran's strike
Al Mayadeen English
April 17, 2024
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A researcher specializing in "Israel's" wars reveals new details concealed
by the Israeli occupation army about the impact of the Iranian retaliatory
strikes.
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   Israeli military spokesperson Daniel Hagari displays to the media one of
   the Iranian ballistic missiles reportedly intercepted over the weekend,
   southern occupied Palestine, Tuesday, April 16, 2024. *(AP *Photo)

Ori Vialkov, a researcher specializing in "Israel's" wars, revealed
Wednesday that the Israeli occupation military underreported details
regarding Iran's latest retaliatory attacks against Israeli targets in
occupied Palestine.

Vialkov told the Israeli newspaper *Maariv* that Iran's Operation True
Promise witnessed the launch of approximately 185 "Shahed 136" drones and
their jet-powered version, the "Shahed 238", which can reach a speed of up
to 500 kilometers per hour.

The researcher said that the Iranian forces launched dozens of cruise
missiles and around 110 ballistic missiles, noting that the US military
intercepted at least six missiles using American destroyers equipped with
the Aegis missile defense system.

He highlighted that Iran fired several long-range ballistic missiles toward
"Israel" from various launch sites on Iranian soil but did not use all
types of its missiles during this operation.

According to Vialkov, Iran possesses around 3,000 ballistic missiles, and
about 800 to 1,000 have a range that can reach occupied lands.

Some of the missiles used by Iran during its retaliatory strikes against
"Israel" include:

   - "Kheibar," which entered service in 2022 with a range of 1450 km and a
   warhead of 500 kg;
   - "Emad," which entered service in 2016 with a range of approximately
   2,500 km and a warhead of 750 kg;
   - "Ghadr-110," an enhanced version of the "Shahab 3" with a range
   between 1,800-2,000 km and a warhead ranging from 650 kg to 1,000 kg;
   - and possibly the "Shahab 3B" with a range of 2,000 km and a warhead of
   700 kg.

The researcher pointed out that the Iranians did not use more advanced
missiles such as the "Sejil," with a range of 2,500 km and a warhead of
1,500 kg, or the "Khorramshahr," a missile with a range of 2,000 km and a
warhead of 1,800 kg, and its upgraded version, the "Khorramshahr 4," which
they may have reserved for future operations.
Damage caused by the Iranian retaliation

The Iranian forces attacked three main bases: the "Hermon" base, the
"Nevatim" base, and the "Ramon" base, Vialkov mentioned, citing a map
published by an Iranian-run website.

However, the Israeli occupation military claims that only the "Nevatim"
Airbase
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suffered minor damage and the "Hermon" base had a road damaged in its
vicinity, while the "Ramon" base was not hit at all.
1- 'Nevatim'

The researcher recalled that Israeli sources told *ABC News*
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that
five Iranian missiles hit "Nevatim", damaging a C-130 transport plane, a
non-active runway, and an empty storage building.

According to the report, the Israeli anti-air systems intercepted nine
missiles, not seven as claimed by Daniel Hagari, the spokesperson for the
Israeli occupation army.

Hagari said that only four or five missiles hit the "Nevatim" base, causing
minor damage to a C-130 transport plane hit by missile fragments.

But video analysis shows at least four Iranian missile impacts, not
interception missiles, at the base. The Iranian forces also confirmed that
they achieved three precise hits at the "Nevatim" base; hitting one runway,
damaging one building, and hitting another building and the hangars. In
addition, expert analysis shows five hits.
2- 'Hermon'

Vialkov revealed that an analysis of the image published by Hagari shows
that an Iranian drone managed to penetrate the "Hermon" area and hit a road
there, refuting the Israeli spokesperson's claims that a missile or
interception fragments landed on the road and that no drones breached the
occupied airspace.
3- 'Ramon'

After analyzing satellite images of the "Ramon" base, analysts claim that
Iran failed to hit aircraft hangars, ammunition buildings, or command and
control centers, the Israeli researcher mentioned, but noted that other
analyses suggested that the base may have been targeted with five hits on
several of its warehouses, maintenance facilities, and vicinity.
4- 'Dimona' Nuclear Reactor

Elsewhere, Vialkov told *Maariv* that satellite image analysis revealed
there was at least one hit on one of the buildings in the "Dimona" Nuclear
Reactor and up to two hits in its vicinity as a result of the Iranian
strike. He noted that these analyses are based on low-quality satellite
images, and only with the availability of high-quality satellite images can
the true damage inflicted on the base be determined.

In conclusion, Vialkov suggested that the interception rate of the Iranian
missiles was approximately 84%, still a very high percentage, but
incomparable to the Israeli occupation army's 99%, which gave a sense that
all Iranian threats were intercepted.

*Read more: Iron Dome failed to intercept all seven hypersonic missiles:
Press TV
<https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/iron-dome-failed-to-intercept-all-seven-hypersonic-missiles>*
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