“What were three drones sent by Hezbollah doing over Israel’s exclusive economic zone, coming dangerously close to Israel’s new Karish gas platform? ”
The question is posed by Ha’Aretz this Sunday, July 3, after Jewish state forces shot down three drones launched by the Lebanese militant group the day before. “The latest episode of tension over a disputed Mediterranean gas field”observes in the United Kingdom the Financial Times.
According Ha’aretz, the Israeli army considers that the operation carried out on Saturday by Hezbollah “was not offensive” :
“When the three drones were shot down, there were no secondary explosions, which shows that they were not equipped with explosives.”
But the Lebanese group seems to have wanted “send a warning to Israel” et “show ability to damage an important Israeli economic asset”continues the Israeli daily:
“Iran, which supports Hezbollah and coordinates a large part of its operations, has already shown in the past its power of destruction. Especially th