Downed Hezbollah drone may have relayed intel on secret IDF sites

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Published time: October 14, 2012 12:10
Edited time: October 14, 2012 16:10

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The IDF shot down a Hezbollah-piloted drone over the northern Negev desert earlier this month after it possibly captured images of secret Israeli military sites. Earlier, Tel Aviv praised the IDF for its rapid response to the security breach.

The drone was launched from Lebanon and crossed into Israeli airspace on October 6, and stayed airborne for three hours before being intercepted, the Sunday Times reported.

Sources in the region claimed that the unmanned aircraft traveled more than 300 kilometers, and transmitted pictures of preparations for Israel’s joint military exercise with the US, the newspaper said. The aircraft also reportedly spotted ballistic missiles, airfields and likely the nuclear reactor in Dimona.

The British newspaper said that the first missile an Israeli F-16 fighter jet shot at the done missed its target. After the incident, Israeli leadership praised the country’s air forces for their "sharp and effective" response to the violation of the country’s airspace.

The drone is the new Iranian Shahed-129, operated by Iranian Revolutionary Guard technicians with the help of the Hezbollah, the report said.

Earlier, Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah took credit for the aerial infiltration, saying that the aircraft was designed by Iran and assembled in Lebanon.

He said the drone was deployed in response to what he called Israel’s repeated violations of Lebanese airspace since 2006. He identified the Dimona reactor as the mission's main target.

"This flight was not our first will not be our last, and we give assurances we can reach any point we want. We have the right to dispatch recon planes over occupied Palestine at any time," Nasrallah said.

Iranian Shahed-129 drone. Screenshot from YouTube user itnnews.

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Radko (unregistered) 16.10.2012 07:30

I Am Jewish (unregistered) wrote in #16
Radko, judging by the number od anti-Jewish posts you have here and the detail you do into during your rants, I have to assume that we Jews intimidate you? You scared of us? I can understand that, after all, we are a force to be reckoned with. But don't worry my little delicate flower, we won't hurt you. I promise.

Many assumptions you have made are wrong. For example NATO puppets do the evil work you want in Syria. What do you mean by intimidate?You are mostly like something dogs and other animals leave from their behind. Something which takes while to clean so best thing is always to avoid this. Not because is hard to clean with water but because it is better to avoid something terrible. One thing important about the things animals leave is they can be useful for gardens and nature. Nothing from a jew is useful in anyway.Best data from Hezbollah is video they have of the humiliation of clumsy idf pilot nearly crashing in explosion they make. Hezbollah will laugh at that always.Thank you to those here who offer help and support. This is why jews are never liked by anyone. This is why billions hate them and they work at their best to control and ruin. It is always their fault they cause this.

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Historian (unregistered) 15.10.2012 20:08

shtakett wrote in #12
X (unregistered) wrote in #13
kihnu (unregistered) wrote in #10This drone is quite an achievement for the Iranians, and one that the Russians have not been able to match, even with all their industrial and technical might.
---------------- -------------------- -------------Further more, as we can see, a drone is no match for the jet.,
. .................... .................... .................... .................... .............Especia lly MIG-29 as we have seen in 2008 knocking Israeli Drone over Georgia in a single shot from several miles. Western weapons are still primitive compared to Russian designs.

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barabba (unregistered) 15.10.2012 18:52

Russia, Cina, India,
Pakistan, Iran, Siria
and so on are tied by a strategic alliance and
they have shown a lot
of times their
superiority on the West.
You are completely disinformed and Nato
is losing its time.

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