Hezbollah releases drone footage of key airbase in northern Israel

By Wassim Saifeddine

BEIRUT (AA) – Lebanese group Hezbollah on Wednesday released detailed drone footage of an Israeli military airbase in northern Haifa.

The footage broadcast by Hezbollah's Telegram channel showed Israel’s Ramat David airbase, with the Lebanese group describing it as “the most important airbases” in Israel and “only military airbase in the north.”

The video shows aerial scanning of the airbase headquarters, Iron Dome platforms, a communications dome and other sites at the base.

Hezbollah said the airbase includes fighter jets, combat helicopters, transport and rescue helicopters, maritime reconnaissance helicopters, and offensive electronic warfare systems.

The Lebanese group previously aired two footage gathered by its reconnaissance drones of vital military locations in northern Israel.

Fears have grown of a full-fledged war between Israel and Hezbollah amid an exchange of cross-border attacks.

The escalation comes against the backdrop of a deadly Israeli onslaught on Gaza, which has killed over 39,100 people since last October, following an attack by the Palestinian resistance group Hamas.

*Writing by Rania Abu Shamala