[News] Undetected, Hezbollah Hoopoe mission exposes sensitive Israeli sites

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Undetected, Hezbollah Hoopoe mission exposes sensitive Israeli sites
Al Mayadeen English
June 18, 2024
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Hezbollah publishes a nine-minute video showing its drones flying in
occupied Palestinian airspace over sensitive Israeli infrastructure.
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   - A screen grab from the nine-minute video published by the Military
   Media of the Islamic Resistance in Lebanon, showing one of its
   reconnaissance drones flying over the Haifa Bay area in occupied Palestine
   (Islamic Resistance in Lebanon Military Media)

The Military Media of the Islamic Resistance in Lebanon - Hezbollah
released Tuesday footage showing its reconnaissance drones flying over
swathes of occupied Palestinian land, including Kiryat Shmona, Nahariya,
Safad, Karmiel, Afula, all the way to Haifa and its port.

Titled "This is what the Hoopoe came back with," the nine-minute-and-a-half
video captured footage and exposed sensitive Israeli sites. Hezbollah
indicated that the video was only the first episode of more yet to come,
highlighting that the drones bypassed Israeli air defenses and returned to
Lebanese airspace undetected.

The published footage included intelligence about Israeli sites inside
occupied Palestine and clearly showed that the drone arrived at the port of
Haifa intact. Hezbollah's drones brought back footage and information about
sensitive sites they captured over Haifa starting with the port itself to
oil refineries and military factories, not to mention the locations of
military battleships and important economic hubs in the port.
Rafael military-industrial complex

In detail, the video first shows Hezbollah's drones flying over a
military-industrial complex belonging to Rafael Advanced Defense Systems,
which includes numerous factories, warehouses, and testing fields in which
components of air defense systems are manufactured and assembled,
especially the Iron Dome and David's Sling.

Iron Dome and David's Sling platforms, rocket engine test tunnel and
storage, air defense missile storage, missile component manufacturing
facilities, control and guidance systems factories, company administrative
buildings, and missile testing radars all appeared in the video.

According to Hezbollah, the area is highly vital and sensitive, occupies an
area of around 6.5 km2, and is 24 km away from the Lebanese-Palestinian
border.
Krayot

The video also included an overview of Krayot, an Israeli suburb north of
occupied Haifa, which includes six occupied cities with a population of
260,000 Israeli settlers. Hezbollah published a complete high-definition
view of the urban conglomeration there, with a real-time tour detailing
Krayot districts and neighborhoods, including residences of Israeli
official residences and commercial complexes.

The scenes also filmed the Yitzhak Ben-Tzvi Street, Karti Square, Savyonei
Yam complex, and Abraham Gardens towers.
Haifa Port Area

In addition, the Islamic Resistance's drones reached occupied Haifa's port
-- the largest in the occupied territories -- and captured footage of the
Haifa port Bay area, a highly valuable economic and trade area that hosts
massive military installations, industrial infrastructure, and commercial
areas.

The area includes the Haifa military base, which is the main naval base for
the Israeli occupation forces, which is responsible for the northern naval
front, as well as Iron Dome storage and platforms, petrochemical
facilities, oil silos, the Haifa power station, and Haifa airport.

The Haifa Port area includes ship maintenance hangars, the building of Unit
3800 at Haifa Naval Base, the main warehouse and supply section at the
Haifa Base dockyard, the Yaltam Unit building, submarine unit buildings,
submarine dock and mooring, and the Sheyetet 7 submarine unit command
building.

In addition, Hezbollah's video filmed the Karmiel and Mizrahi piers, as
well as container ships and port operations.

Warships filmed comprised military vessels, including the Bat Yam
logistical support ship, Sa'ar 4.5, 5, and 6 boats, and the Dvora-class
fast patrol boat.
Hezbollah's video unveiled dozens of "super vital" targets

Major General Wasif Arikat described what Hezbollah revealed in the latest
video as the "most valuable bank of targets."

He told *Al Mayadeen* that the message behind the video has been received,
adding that what is happening now is not a field war but a war of awareness
that proved that the Israeli occupation army, once described as the
"invincible army", has been defeated and retreated.

On his part, Brigadier General Mohammad Abbas said that Hezbollah's drones
surpassed all air defense systems and returned without being detected by
Israeli systems.

He highlighted to *Al Mayadeen* that the video unveiled dozens of "super
vital" targets, demonstrating that the Islamic Resistance in Lebanon
possesses highly advanced capabilities.

Brigadier General Abbas further explained that the name "Hoopoe", which is
a type of bird, reflects the long distance that Hezbollah's drones traveled
in occupied Palestinian lands before returning with such valuable scenes.

Israeli media described what Hezbollah's drones documented as "disturbing"
and "very dangerous".

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