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In Video: Hezbollah Hits Israeli Merkava Tank With Optical-Guided Missile

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In Video: Hezbollah Hits Israeli Merkava Tank With Optical-Guided Missile

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Hezbollah released on February 10 video footage showing an attack on a Merkava Mk 4M main battle tank of the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) that took place a day earlier.

The tank, which was deployed at al-Baghdadi site on the border with Lebanon, was targeted with what appears to be an Iranian-made Almas anti-tank guided missile (ATGM). The missile is a copy of the Israeli Spike family of ATGMs.

Just like the Spike ATGM, Almas is equipped with an electro-optical or an infrared imaging seeker. The missile has a top-attack feature, meaning it can hit its target from above as a form of plunging fire. It can also hit targets behind the line of sight.

The tank targeted by Hezbollah was uncrewed and hidden behind a barrier and a building. Still, it received a direct hit from the top.

Hezbollah also released another video showing the launch of dozens of rockets at the Kaila barracks in the Golan Heights. This was the group’s first attack on the Israeli-occupied Syrian region since the start of the ongoing confrontation on the backdrop of the war in the Gaza Strip.

The group said that “Katyusha” rockets were used in the attack. Nevertheless, the video footage suggests that the attack was carried out with Grad 122 mm rockets. Some 30 rockets were fired from southern Lebanon, according to Hebrew media.

Hezbollah ramped up attacks against the IDF in recent days in what appears to be an attempt to further pressure the Israeli leadership that made several serious threats to Lebanon and made preparations to expand ground operations in Gaza.

Despite recent escalation, Israel will not likely risk going to an all-out war with Hezbollah in Lebanon. The group’s advanced capabilities, like the Almas ATGM, are one reason why the Israeli leadership will not take such a risk. The IDF could sustain catastrophic losses in such a war.

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Martillo

another grilled roast of genocidal crispy khazar critters. god bless the freedom fighters of hezbollah, hamas and the fun loving houthi brothers destroying the bankrupt and diabolical anglozionazi empire of filth. z

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grazyfinn

stalin’s organ, stalinin urut was a finnish name of katyusha rocket launcher in ww2 (organ meaning here a music instrument, not a bodypart) in my opinion, good name!

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Dave

it was called that in german too: „stalinorgel“.

Icarus Tanović

yes, stalinorgel.

Questiomore56

i think we can safely say the zionist occupier has a long standing death wish to confront hezbollah’s resistance forces in a direct confrontation. it would however satisfy one long standing wish, that the occupation scum are dealt a serious blow.

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CEO of Yapping

they lost to hezbollah in 2006… they couldn’t even take a small town that 100 hezbollah fighters were defending. now they want to try to fight 2024 hezbollah? yeah for 4 months they said they want to invade lebanon so far that was all farts.

Bazooka Those Zio Diapers!

i hope they took the barracks out as well.. bound to be a few kike-roaches in there.

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Christian Chuba

it’s impressive that they were able to target a tank that was behind a building. youtube was buzzing about how a bradley was able to shoot up a t72 with a direct fire gun without even destroying it. for some reason, that was considered impressive. atgms and drones are the best tank killers, not apc’s.

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CEO of Yapping

you know what make this even funnier? if you knew what anti-tank system hezbollah is using to destroy those tanks with… i give you a hint 2006 war.

Erik 1953

where are the manpads?

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TnT

when you ass get hit by israel dont run to un and cry like bitch

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CEO of Yapping

hell yeah brother, tell that to zionists crying like bitching in the un 24/7 against the world. the fuking chinese putting them down like dogs not gonna lie it is sad to watch.

they couldn’t fuking even take a small town with 5,000 soldiers in 2006 against 100 hezbollah fighters. even in gaza it is only airstrikes… hitting 3 – 2 people per video.

CEO of Yapping

>israel 2 months ago – the decision to go to war with hezbollah has been taken

> 1 month ago – we’re totally gonna go into lebanon bro

> 2 weeks ago – all diplomatic options are dead, we’re so gonna get in

i’m counting all idf statements about an “imminent ground operation” in rafah, they are now in their 9th statement.

CEO of Yapping

this motherfuker and the other zionist bot stuck in 50s to 60s… this isn’t zionists you knew, they are gays and tiktok dancers that are pleasing indians.

these poor fukers have good air power only as you can see, they army is shooting at ghosts or civilians. but the main problem for them is occupied palestine is small and hezbollah alone can hit all of their bases with their missile which btw is not hamas $100 rockets.

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