Hezbollah Conceals Its Losses with Promotional Displays of the ‘Hudhud’ Drone
The Israeli army confirms that reserve brigade forces in the northern region completed an exercise this week simulating war scenarios in Lebanon.
Hezbollah released footage on Wednesday that it claims was taken by the “Hudhud” drone of the Israeli “Ramat David” airbase and returned on Tuesday, seemingly provoking Israel after the increase in its human losses in border clashes.
At the beginning of the video posted by Hezbollah on its Telegram channel, classified as the third episode, it said it is a “special episode titled ‘some of what Hudhud returned on Tuesday’.”
The video shows scenes captured by the drone over the “Ramat David” military base in northern Israel, which the party described as “the only one in the region, housing various aerial specialties.”
It added that the base “houses fighter jets, combat helicopters, transport and rescue helicopters, maritime reconnaissance helicopters, and offensive electronic warfare systems.”
According to the party, the “Hudhud” camera also captured “the airbase’s headquarters, Iron Dome platforms next to it, the communication dome, the garage, maintenance sections, officer housing, and other facilities of the airbase.”
In a statement, the party said that “the targeted airbase with the photography is considered one of the most important airbases in the enemy entity, and the only military airbase in the north,” explaining that it “includes rows of all aerial specialties: interception, landing, attack,” noting that it “will later distribute detailed information about its importance.”
Later, in another statement, the party said that “the message we wanted to convey through the captured footage today is that the resistance does not fear the enemy,” adding that it “showed its ability to reach any point it wants and that what it films, it is capable of striking,” stressing that it “continues to gather the information it needs to confront Israeli terrorism.”
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In response to Hezbollah‘s video, which exceeds 8 minutes, the Israeli army said in a statement that “the video was captured by a surveillance drone only and the airbase’s activity was not harmed.”
It added, “The IDF, including the air force, continues to work against Hezbollah‘s air unit and has attacked hundreds of targets from this unit over the past months.”
On July 7, the party broadcast a video showing footage it claims are “Israeli intelligence bases, command headquarters, and camps in the occupied Syrian Golan,” noting that this footage was returned by Hezbollah‘s air force drones at that time.
On June 18, it also announced the execution of the first “Hudhud” operation by sending a drone that returned with “sensitive” images from northern Israel, specifically the Haifa port.
It had released the first episode at that time, including a detailed survey of areas in northern Israel captured by drones, claiming that they managed to bypass Israeli air defenses and return without being detected or shot down.
Since October 8, 2023, Lebanese and Palestinian factions in Lebanon, primarily Hezbollah, have been exchanging daily shelling with the Israeli army across the “blue line” demarcation, resulting in hundreds of deaths and injuries, mostly on the Lebanese side.
These factions condition the cessation of shelling on the end of the war that Israel is waging with US support on the Gaza Strip since October 7, 2023, which has left over 129,000 Palestinian dead and injured, mostly children and women, and over 10,000 missing.
In recent weeks, the escalation between Tel Aviv and Hezbollah has increased, raising fears of a full-scale war, especially after the Israeli army announced a week ago that it had “approved” operational plans for a “broad attack” on Lebanon.
In a related context, the Israeli army announced on Wednesday that the reserve brigade forces in the northern region “completed an exercise this week simulating war scenarios in Lebanon.”
It added, “The forces trained on fighting the enemy, particularly moving through rugged areas and advancing on mountainous routes while firing.”
It continued, “They also trained on scenarios of evacuating casualties from the battlefield under fire, as well as logistical efforts and communications in command headquarters.”
It said that “this is the first time that the northern Nahal brigade forces have been called to military action on the northern border to play an important role in defensive and offensive fighting on the western border with Lebanon.”
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The army had announced in recent months the conduct of several military exercises simulating war in Lebanon.
