Hizballah’s Recent Attempt to Down an Israeli Drone Could Easily Have Sparked a War
The powder keg on the northern border.
February 8, 2021
The powder keg on the northern border.
On Wednesday, the Iran-backed Hizballah militia fired at least one anti-aircraft missile at an IDF surveillance drone over southern Lebanon. Despite claims by Lebanese news sources to the contrary, Israeli officials have made clear that the missile missed its target. But what might have happened if had hit the Israeli drone, asks Alex Fishman:
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