ALBAWABA - Hassan Nasrallah, the secretary-general of Hezbollah, declared that the organization had attacked the "Aman Division," an Israeli military intelligence base located near Glilot, as well as a number of other locations. This attack was a reaction to Israel's murder of Fuad Shukr, the military leader of Hezbollah, last month.
During a live speech on Sunday, Nasrallah said that Hezbollah fired 340 Katyusha rockets and sent out many drones to strike particular locations.
According to Nasrallah, great care was taken in selecting the targets, with a view to avoiding infrastructure and civilian areas. The main emphasis was on important military locations deep within Israel, especially those connected to Shukr's murder.
The assault, which Nasrallah described as the "Fortieth Day Operation"—a reference to the fortieth day of Imam Hussein's mourning—was directed primarily against the Glilot military intelligence base. About 1,500 meters separate this base—home of Israel's Unit 8200—from Tel Aviv. Along with a number of other military outposts and barracks in the Galilee and Golan Heights, this was the main objective.
Drones were able to penetrate after Hezbollah fired hundreds of Katyusha rockets against Israel's Iron Dome defensive system, overwhelming it. Although Israel has not confirmed it, Nasrallah said that some of the drones were able to effectively strike their targets.
He went on to say that Israel's own defensive missiles, not Hezbollah's offensive strikes, were probably to blame for any damage or casualties that were reported in regions like Nahariya and Acre.
