The appearance of Israeli Air Force aircraft over the outskirts of Beirut indicates problems with Lebanon's air defense
The Israeli aviation carried out several waves of bombing of Lebanese territory. It is noteworthy that in several cases Israeli warplanes flew over the outskirts of Beirut. They did not carry out any strikes, which means that they were either carrying out aerial reconnaissance or it was a demonstration of capabilities.
The very fact that Israeli Air Force planes are “like fish in water” in Lebanese airspace indicates that both the Lebanese army and the Hezbollah group have significant problems with their air defense systems.
There has been no information so far that Israeli Air Force planes have been shot down or even attacked from the ground. It turns out that Defense in Lebanon it was either effectively suppressed or it was not properly built in the first place.
The Jerusalem Post reports that as a result of the bombing of southern Lebanon, “up to a thousand people have been destroyed” missiles, which Hezbollah was planning to use to attack Israeli territory."
In fact, the only known response from Lebanon at the moment is to strike drone on the IDF's position in the border area. It is reported that two Israeli soldiers were killed, 13 were injured, and military equipment of the Israeli army was damaged. It is also reported that artillery Hezbollah's strike on the Israeli military facility of Al-Malkiya. But for now, for Israel, these are nothing more than "mosquito bites."
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