Ayoub Heads "Israel’s" Security, Media Concern: Hizbullah Most Sophisticated Antagonist

Local Editor

The shocking drone made it and penetrated not only the "Israeli" depth but the security and media levels of the Zionist entity.

"Israeli" military censorship over Hebrew media lasted for only 24 hours after the Secretary General of Hizbullah His Eminence Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah announced the Lebanese resistance responsibility for sending Ayoub drone.
"Israel" simply admitted failure and showed confusion.
According to "Israeli" Channel 2, the "Israeli" "investigations on Ayoub last week showed that the aircraft systems are based on "Israeli" technology while their production was Iranian."

It further mentioned that the sophisticated drone's central business district is a 4-cylinder engine of German production. "It has been purchased from Germany by a fictitious Iranian company based in France."
In parallel, the channel revealed that "Israeli" intelligence estimated that "the Iranian model of the drone, that penetrated the "Israeli" airspace, has entered into operational processes only two years ago."
"The Revolutionary Guard has used it in several different places, including Iraq, Sudan, Syria and Lebanon," it added.

For its part, Ynet news shed light on Lebanese President Michel Suleiman's call to benefit from Hizbullah's capabilities.
Under the title, "Use Hizbullah Strength", the daily commented: "In recent years, after it has become quite a powerful element, senior Lebanese government officials have declared more than once that Lebanon should take advantage of Hizbullah's power and cooperate with the organization, and Suleiman's reported statement joins these declarations."
In another report, the same daily dedicated a wide range for al-Manar channel Friday video simulating the flight of the drone.

In an attempt to uncover some of "Israel's" weaknesses, Ynet stated: "During its flight over "Israel's" southern coastline, the drone managed to fly undetected over the radars of "Israeli", US and Western ships. The video clip further claimed that the aircraft flew over "Israel's" oil rigs that are located deep in the Mediterranean."
"After the drone penetrated Israel's airspace, it managed to successfully pass by the Iron Dome system's radar without being detected," it added and noted that "the video clip then said that the aircraft managed to fly over some of the "Israel's" most important bases in the south, including Hatzerim and other air force bases."
Moving to Haaretz, the popular "Israeli" paper's title unveiled great aspects of Hizbullah's recent victory and "Israel's" great confusion.
It first chose the title "Warning of northern danger flies in on the wings of an Iranian drone," to be later replaced by "IDF preparing for next Lebanon war based on bank of possible targets."
According to the daily, "tensions are rising in the north following Hizbullah's launch of a drone into "Israel."
The "Israeli" military institution "is determined to implement the lessons it learned from the Second Lebanon War, and to define its targets more clearly," Haaretz added.
"The Iranian-made drone launched by Hizbullah in southern Lebanon, which penetrated "Israeli" airspace last Saturday, served as a reminder of the complicated balance of deterrent power between the sides," it stated.

In a clear confession, Haaretz admitted "Hizbullah, backed by Iran, looms as the most sophisticated antagonist vis-a-vis "Israel" in the region is not in dispute."
In parallel, the daily stated that the ""Israeli" military establishment continues to keep the findings of its investigation into the drone incident under wraps."
"Apparently, the unmanned aircraft was not a "suicide" weapon, akin to the three Iranian Ababil drones launched by Hizbullah at "Israel" during the war six years ago," it clarified and noted that :"this drone's purposes were different: to photograph targets in "Israel"; review "Israel's" aerial- system; and also to reinforce Hizbullah's deterrent credibility as much as possible."
It further mentioned that "For [Sayyed] Nasrallah, the firing of the drone was a logical ploy. It demonstrated Hizbullah's operational capability, and caused a measure of confusion within "Israel"."
On Hizbullah's capabilities, the paper assumed that "Hizbullah is unable to use its heavy weapons - particularly, its precise mid- and long-range rockets. Employing such rockets against "Israel" would drag the region into a war."
For its part, "Israel's" security establishment is making an ongoing effort to maintain its deterrent edge with regard to Hizbullah .

Moreover, the daily fears that in any future confrontation "Hizbullah will exploit tactical advantages; its fighters will use civilian populations in southern Lebanon as shields while they fire missiles and rockets at population centers in "Israel"."

"This is the background to periodic "Israeli" declarations, from the "Dahiya Doctrine" enunciated by then-"Israel" Forces GOC Northern Commander Gadi Eizenkot in 2008, to recent threats articulated by senior "IDF" officers about how the contents of the "Goldstone Report [into Operation Cast Lead, in Gaza] will be child's play" compared to what will happen in the next war in Lebanon.
"Priority in our operations will be given to anything used as a base for firing rockets at "Israel", at its civilian population and at military targets. Subsequently, we will take care of "terror" organizations' infrastructures, and then, if the need arises, the Lebanese army, should it intervene in the fighting," S. says.
"There shouldn't be any illusions here," says Col. S. as he explains some aspects of the "Israeli" Intelligence failures.
"Even when the intelligence work is of high quality, it is extremely difficult to monitor a terror organization that takes pains to break established routines. Intelligence does not have a full picture of what happens with Hizbullah," he admitted.
In an attempt to assure the "Israeli" internal front, Col. S. claimed that "we have the wherewithal to cause heavy damage to Hizbllah. We are training for [war], and I think that future actions will look better than the war in 2006. It will be a clearer, more resolute, fight."
In another context, "Israeli" intelligence officers confirmed that Sayyed Nasrallah "is taking more chances than he did in the past. He is planning forms of action against us that would be below the threshold of ‘war-causing' provocation."

Nonetheless, one top "Israeli" intelligence officer insisted that, both "Israel's" and Hizbullah's strategic thinking have some key points in common. At the end of the 2006 conflict in Lebanon, both sides drew the conclusion that it is preferable, for the time being, to avoid a renewed round of war, since its cost would be too high.

Source: Hebrew Media, Translated and Edited by moqawama.org