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| name = 2024 Hezbollah drone strike on Binyamina | | name = 2024 Hezbollah drone strike on Binyamina | ||
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| location = Zar’it barracks, Golani Brigade Training Base, ] | ||
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| map_caption = Location within Israel | | map_caption = Location within Israel | ||
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| date = 13 October 2024 | | date = 13 October 2024 | ||
| executed_by = {{flag|Hezbollah}} | | executed_by = {{flag|Hezbollah}} | ||
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| casualties = {{flagicon|Israel|tsahal}} 4 |
| casualties = {{flagicon|Israel|tsahal}} 4 soldiers killed<br>{{flagicon|Israel|tsahal}} 58 wounded | ||
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On 13 October 2024, a ] launched by ] from ] crashed near the town of ], ].<ref name=":02222">{{Cite web |date=2024-10-13 |title=Unprecedented Lebanese drone attack wounds 40 near Binyamina, four in critical condition |url=https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-824417 |access-date=2024-10-13 |website=The Jerusalem Post {{!}} JPost.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-10-13 |title=Israel: Over 60 injured in drone attack on military barracks near Binyamina |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c9dy294gweyo |access-date=2024-10-13 |website=BBC News |language=en-GB}}</ref> The attack injured at least 67 military personnel, including four in critical condition.<ref name=":02222" /><ref>{{Cite news |last=Ynet |date=2024-10-13 |title=At least 67 injured in drone strike near Binyamina, MDA confirms |url=https://www.ynetnews.com/article/byoqaff1je |access-date=2024-10-13 |work=Ynetnews |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":0322">{{Cite web |last=Pietromarchi |first=Virginia |title=Hezbollah’s ‘swarm of drones’ targets northern Israel, at least 39 injured |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2024/10/13/live-israeli-siege-of-north-gaza-kills-200-lebanon-death-toll-hits-1645?update=3244906 |access-date=2024-10-13 |website=Al Jazeera |language=en}}</ref> The attack, part of a larger rocket barrage, saw two drones deployed, with one intercepted over the sea while the other penetrated into Israeli territory.<ref name=":02222" /> | |||
On 13 October 2024, a ] launched by ] from ] launched a missile at the ] ]'s Zar'it barracks near the town of ], ].<ref name=":02222">{{Cite web |last=Bob |first=Yonah Jeremy |date=13 October 2024 |title=Unprecedented Lebanese drone attack wounds 40 near Binyamina, four in critical condition |url=https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-824417 |access-date=13 October 2024 |website=The Jerusalem Post |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Davies |first=Wyre |last2=Phillips |first2=Aleks |last3=Durbin |first3=Adam |date=13 October 2024 |title=Israel: Over 60 injured in drone attack on military barracks near Binyamina |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c9dy294gweyo |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241013231018/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c9dy294gweyo |archive-date=13 October 2024 |access-date=13 October 2024 |website=BBC News |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Pietromarchi |first=Virginia |date=13 October 2024 |title=Four Israeli soldiers killed in Hezbollah attack on army base in Binyamina |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2024/10/13/live-israeli-siege-of-north-gaza-kills-200-lebanon-death-toll-hits-1645?update=3244829 |access-date=13 October 2024 |website=Al Jazeera |language=en}}</ref> The attack injured at least 61 military personnel, with at least 4 killed and 7 seriously injured according to the ] (IDF)<ref>{{Cite news |date=13 October 2024 |title=At least 67 injured in drone strike near Binyamina, MDA confirms |url=https://www.ynetnews.com/article/byoqaff1je |access-date=13 October 2024 |work=Ynetnews |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Berman |first=Lazar |date=14 October 2024 |title=IDF says four soldiers killed, seven seriously wounded in Hezbollah drone strike |url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/idf-says-four-soldiers-killed-51-wounded-in-hezbollah-drone-strike-near-binyamina/ |work=The Times of Israel}}</ref> The attack, part of a larger rocket barrage, saw two drones deployed, with one intercepted over the sea while the other penetrated into Israeli territory.<ref name=":02222" /> | |||
No alarms were triggered, and the IDF have said they are investigating the lack of warning signals.<ref name=":02222" /> Medical teams airlifted several of the critically injured to ] and ].<ref name=":02222" /> The attack occurred amid the escalating ], which in previous months witnessed a series of Israeli airstrikes that decimated much of Hezbollah's senior leadership, including Secretary General ].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kajjo |first=Sirwan |date=9 October 2024 |title=Killings of Hezbollah leadership throw militant group into disarray |url=https://www.voanews.com/a/killings-of-hezbollah-leadership-throw-militant-group-into-disarray/7816667.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241009224348/https://www.voanews.com/a/killings-of-hezbollah-leadership-throw-militant-group-into-disarray/7816667.html |archive-date=9 October 2024 |access-date=13 October 2024 |website=Voice of America |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":042">{{Cite web |last=Ibish |first=Hussein |date=30 September 2024 |title=Hezbollah Got Caught in Its Own Trap |url=https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2024/09/hezbollah-got-caught-its-own-trap/680076/ |access-date=13 October 2024 |website=The Atlantic |language=en |archive-date=1 October 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241001002041/https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2024/09/hezbollah-got-caught-its-own-trap/680076/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Walsh |first=Nick Paton |date=1 October 2024 |title=With Hezbollah weakened, Israel's challenge becomes knowing when to pull back |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2024/10/01/middleeast/israel-incursion-lebanon-analysis-intl/index.html |access-date=13 October 2024 |website=CNN |language=en |archive-date=5 October 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241005124659/https://edition.cnn.com/2024/10/01/middleeast/israel-incursion-lebanon-analysis-intl/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Moreover, its military arsenal and infrastructure were significantly degraded by ], which were followed by a ], officially aimed at weakening Hezbollah and pushing it from the Israeli-Lebanese border.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Bassam |first=Laila |last2=Perry |first2=Tom |last3=Cornwell |first3=Alexander |date=11 October 2024 |title=Hezbollah forges new command for crucial ground war after heavy Israeli blows |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/after-heavy-israeli-blows-hezbollah-forges-new-command-crucial-ground-war-2024-10-11/ |url-access=registration |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.ph/20241012044906/https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/after-heavy-israeli-blows-hezbollah-forges-new-command-crucial-ground-war-2024-10-11/ |archive-date=12 October 2024 |work=Reuters}}</ref><ref name=":042" /><ref>{{Cite news |last=Lewis |first=Simon |last2=Pamuk |first2=Humeyra |date=13 October 2024 |title=The new US strategy on the Lebanon conflict: Let it play out |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/caught-between-competing-goals-lebanon-us-stays-sidelines-2024-10-12/ |url-access=registration |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.ph/20241013105423/https://www.reuters.com/world/caught-between-competing-goals-lebanon-us-stays-sidelines-2024-10-12/ |archive-date=13 October 2024 |work=Reuters}}</ref> | |||
== Strike == | == Strike == | ||
On 13 October 2024, Hezbollah claimed to have launched “swarms of drones” towards Israel. The strike was part of a multi-pronged Hezbollah attack. Three drones, identified as ] drones, were launched at Israel. In conjunction, short-range rockets were fired at northern Israel and three precision rockets were fired at ]. One of the drones was shot down by the ] and another by the ]. The third was pursued by ] jets and helicopters which fired at it twice but failed to shoot it down. ] measures were deployed against it but also failed. About half an hour before the drone struck the base, it dropped off radar 48 kilometers (30 miles) northeast of ], and the Israeli Air Force assumed that it had crashed. An investigation into the incident found that the drone briefly appeared on radar again for a minute but was not identified as a threat. Police also informed the Israeli Air Force of reports of a suspicious aircraft over ], which may have been the drone. The drone eventually crashed into a ] training base near ], hitting the base's dining hall as dozens of soldiers were there eating dinner.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Berman |first=Lazar |date=14 October 2024 |title=Hezbollah UAV that killed 4 dropped off radar, then briefly reappeared – probe |url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/hezbollah-uav-that-killed-4-dropped-off-radar-then-briefly-reappeared-probe/ |access-date=2024-12-14 |website=The Times of Israel |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name="TOI-2024-10-2-14">{{cite news |last=Berman |first=Lazar |date=October 14, 2024 |title=4 soldiers killed in drone strike named, as families ask why there was no warning siren |url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/4-soldiers-killed-in-drone-strike-named-as-families-ask-why-there-was-no-warning-siren/ |work=] |publisher=}}</ref> | |||
On October 13, 2024, a drone launched by ] from ] entered Israeli airspace and fired a missile at the target before crashing near the town of Binyamina, located in the ] of Israel.<ref name=":02">{{Cite web |date=2024-10-13 |title=Unprecedented Lebanese drone attack wounds 40 near Binyamina, four in critical condition |url=https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-824417 |access-date=2024-10-13 |website=The Jerusalem Post {{!}} JPost.com |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Pietromarchi |first=Virginia |title=Hezbollah’s drone attack targets northern Israel, at least 67 injured |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2024/10/13/live-israeli-siege-of-north-gaza-kills-200-lebanon-death-toll-hits-1645?update=3244829 |access-date=2024-10-13 |website=Al Jazeera |language=en}}</ref> The incident resulted in injuries to at least 67 people, with four individuals reported in critical condition. Medical teams, including a helicopter, were dispatched to the scene to evacuate and provide emergency care to the wounded.<ref name=":02" /> Israeli ] reported that Hezbollah successfully deceived the Israeli air defense system by firing a barrage of missile to cover the drone.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Kelly |first=Kieran |last2=Swan |first2=Melanie |last3=Murphy |first3=Michael |date=2024-10-13 |title=Scores of Israeli soldiers injured in attack on IDF base |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/10/13/israel-iran-conflict-hamas-hezbollah-lebanon-latest-news/ |access-date=2024-10-13 |work=The Telegraph |language=en-GB |issn=0307-1235}}</ref> | |||
⚫ | The incident resulted in 4 deaths and 58 injuries, with 40 of the 58 individuals still hospitalized the following day.<ref name="TOI-2024-10-2-14"/> ] reported that 4 personnel were critically injured, 7 seriously, and 14 moderately. Three of the injured were airlifted to ], while two were taken to ]. An additional 37 of the injured personnel were transported to various hospitals by ambulance.<ref name=":02222" /> | ||
During the attack, three ] were launched from Lebanon; two of the drones were intercepted, while one managed to penetrate deep into Israeli territory, crashing in the Binyamina area. The drone incursion occurred without the activation of alarm systems that would normally signal such an attack.<ref name=":02" /> In a separate statement, Hezbollah said it targeted the Tsnobar logistics base in the Israeli-occupied ].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Pietromarchi |first=Virginia |title=Hezbollah’s ‘swarm of drones’ targets northern Israel, at least 39 injured |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2024/10/13/live-israeli-siege-of-north-gaza-kills-200-lebanon-death-toll-hits-1645?update=3244906 |access-date=2024-10-13 |website=Al Jazeera |language=en}}</ref> | |||
Israeli ] reported that Hezbollah successfully deceived the Israeli air defense system by firing a barrage of missiles to cover the drone.<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Kelly |first1=Kieran |last2=Swan |first2=Melanie |last3=Murphy |first3=Michael |date=13 October 2024 |title=Scores of Israeli soldiers injured in attack on IDF base |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/10/13/israel-iran-conflict-hamas-hezbollah-lebanon-latest-news/ |access-date=13 October 2024 |work=The Telegraph |language=en-GB |issn=0307-1235}}</ref> | |||
⚫ | Hezbollah claimed responsibility for the drone strike and said it was in response to the ] on 10 October that killed 22 |
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⚫ | Hezbollah claimed responsibility for the drone strike and said it was in response to the ] on 10 October that killed 22 people and injured another 117.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kottasová |first=Ivana |last2=Iszo |first2=Lauren |last3=Karni |first3=Dana |last4=Sirgany |first4=Sarah |last5=Yosef |first5=Eugenia |date=13 October 2024 |title=Binyamina, Israel: Drone attack by Hezbollah leaves dozens injured |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2024/10/13/middleeast/drone-attack-israel-hezbollah-intl-latam/index.html |access-date=13 October 2024 |website=CNN |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Shurafa |first=Wafaa |last2=Magdy |first2=Samy |date=2024-10-13 |title=Israel says 4 soldiers killed by Hezbollah drone attack while Israeli strike in Gaza leaves 20 dead |url=https://apnews.com/article/israel-palestinians-hamas-war-lebanon-hezbollah-news-10-13-2024-a8cd5df3e2bb4ab08405a78251244bb2 |access-date=2024-12-14 |website=AP News |language=en}}</ref> Hezbollah said it targeted the ]' soldiers at the Tsnobar logistics base for the ] in the Israeli-occupied ], who were "preparing to participate in the attack on Lebanon".<ref name=":0322">{{Cite web |last=Pietromarchi |first=Virginia |date=13 October 2024 |title=Hezbollah's 'swarm of drones' targets northern Israel, at least 39 injured |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2024/10/13/live-israeli-siege-of-north-gaza-kills-200-lebanon-death-toll-hits-1645?update=3244906 |access-date=13 October 2024 |website=Al Jazeera |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":0" /> | ||
== Casualties == | |||
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==Analysis== | |||
According to ], three people died in the attack.<ref name=":1" /> | |||
The attack suggests that Hezbollah has been testing the Israeli air defense and refining its tactics during the war.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bunkall |first=Alistair |date=15 October 2024 |title=Why Hezbollah drone attack has caused such alarm in Israel |url=https://news.sky.com/story/why-hezbollah-drone-attack-has-caused-such-alarm-in-israel-13233888 |access-date=2024-10-17 |website=Sky News |language=en}}</ref> | |||
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Revision as of 20:16, 19 December 2024
2024 Hezbollah drone strike on Binyamina | |
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Part of the Israel–Hezbollah conflict (2023–present) | |
Type | Drone strike |
Location | Zar’it barracks, Golani Brigade Training Base, Israel |
Target | Israel Defense Forces |
Date | 13 October 2024 |
Executed by | Hezbollah |
Casualties | 4 soldiers killed 58 wounded |
On 13 October 2024, a drone launched by Hezbollah from Lebanon launched a missile at the Israeli Defense Force Golani Brigade's Zar'it barracks near the town of Binyamina, Israel. The attack injured at least 61 military personnel, with at least 4 killed and 7 seriously injured according to the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) The attack, part of a larger rocket barrage, saw two drones deployed, with one intercepted over the sea while the other penetrated into Israeli territory.
No alarms were triggered, and the IDF have said they are investigating the lack of warning signals. Medical teams airlifted several of the critically injured to Sheba and Rambam Medical Centers. The attack occurred amid the escalating Israel–Hezbollah conflict, which in previous months witnessed a series of Israeli airstrikes that decimated much of Hezbollah's senior leadership, including Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah. Moreover, its military arsenal and infrastructure were significantly degraded by airstrikes, which were followed by a ground invasion of Lebanon, officially aimed at weakening Hezbollah and pushing it from the Israeli-Lebanese border.
Strike
On 13 October 2024, Hezbollah claimed to have launched “swarms of drones” towards Israel. The strike was part of a multi-pronged Hezbollah attack. Three drones, identified as Mirsad-1 drones, were launched at Israel. In conjunction, short-range rockets were fired at northern Israel and three precision rockets were fired at Haifa. One of the drones was shot down by the Israeli Navy and another by the Iron Dome. The third was pursued by Israeli Air Force jets and helicopters which fired at it twice but failed to shoot it down. Electronic warfare measures were deployed against it but also failed. About half an hour before the drone struck the base, it dropped off radar 48 kilometers (30 miles) northeast of Acre, and the Israeli Air Force assumed that it had crashed. An investigation into the incident found that the drone briefly appeared on radar again for a minute but was not identified as a threat. Police also informed the Israeli Air Force of reports of a suspicious aircraft over Yokneam Illit, which may have been the drone. The drone eventually crashed into a Golani Brigade training base near Binyamina, hitting the base's dining hall as dozens of soldiers were there eating dinner.
The incident resulted in 4 deaths and 58 injuries, with 40 of the 58 individuals still hospitalized the following day. Magen David Adom reported that 4 personnel were critically injured, 7 seriously, and 14 moderately. Three of the injured were airlifted to Sheba Medical Center, while two were taken to Rambam Health Care Campus. An additional 37 of the injured personnel were transported to various hospitals by ambulance.
Israeli Channel 12 reported that Hezbollah successfully deceived the Israeli air defense system by firing a barrage of missiles to cover the drone.
Hezbollah claimed responsibility for the drone strike and said it was in response to the Israeli airstrike on Bachoura on 10 October that killed 22 people and injured another 117. Hezbollah said it targeted the Israel Defense Forces' soldiers at the Tsnobar logistics base for the Golani Brigade in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, who were "preparing to participate in the attack on Lebanon".
Analysis
The attack suggests that Hezbollah has been testing the Israeli air defense and refining its tactics during the war.
See also
References
- ^ Bob, Yonah Jeremy (13 October 2024). "Unprecedented Lebanese drone attack wounds 40 near Binyamina, four in critical condition". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
- ^ Davies, Wyre; Phillips, Aleks; Durbin, Adam (13 October 2024). "Israel: Over 60 injured in drone attack on military barracks near Binyamina". BBC News. Archived from the original on 13 October 2024. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
- Pietromarchi, Virginia (13 October 2024). "Four Israeli soldiers killed in Hezbollah attack on army base in Binyamina". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
- "At least 67 injured in drone strike near Binyamina, MDA confirms". Ynetnews. 13 October 2024. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
- Berman, Lazar (14 October 2024). "IDF says four soldiers killed, seven seriously wounded in Hezbollah drone strike". The Times of Israel.
- Kajjo, Sirwan (9 October 2024). "Killings of Hezbollah leadership throw militant group into disarray". Voice of America. Archived from the original on 9 October 2024. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
- ^ Ibish, Hussein (30 September 2024). "Hezbollah Got Caught in Its Own Trap". The Atlantic. Archived from the original on 1 October 2024. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
- Walsh, Nick Paton (1 October 2024). "With Hezbollah weakened, Israel's challenge becomes knowing when to pull back". CNN. Archived from the original on 5 October 2024. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
- Bassam, Laila; Perry, Tom; Cornwell, Alexander (11 October 2024). "Hezbollah forges new command for crucial ground war after heavy Israeli blows". Reuters. Archived from the original on 12 October 2024.
- Lewis, Simon; Pamuk, Humeyra (13 October 2024). "The new US strategy on the Lebanon conflict: Let it play out". Reuters. Archived from the original on 13 October 2024.
- Berman, Lazar (14 October 2024). "Hezbollah UAV that killed 4 dropped off radar, then briefly reappeared – probe". The Times of Israel. Retrieved 14 December 2024.
- ^ Berman, Lazar (14 October 2024). "4 soldiers killed in drone strike named, as families ask why there was no warning siren". The Times of Israel.
- Kelly, Kieran; Swan, Melanie; Murphy, Michael (13 October 2024). "Scores of Israeli soldiers injured in attack on IDF base". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
- Kottasová, Ivana; Iszo, Lauren; Karni, Dana; Sirgany, Sarah; Yosef, Eugenia (13 October 2024). "Binyamina, Israel: Drone attack by Hezbollah leaves dozens injured". CNN. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
- Shurafa, Wafaa; Magdy, Samy (13 October 2024). "Israel says 4 soldiers killed by Hezbollah drone attack while Israeli strike in Gaza leaves 20 dead". AP News. Retrieved 14 December 2024.
- Pietromarchi, Virginia (13 October 2024). "Hezbollah's 'swarm of drones' targets northern Israel, at least 39 injured". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
- Bunkall, Alistair (15 October 2024). "Why Hezbollah drone attack has caused such alarm in Israel". Sky News. Retrieved 17 October 2024.
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