Hezbollah is an Iranian corps, equipped with many weapons of considerable destructive power. This force comprises regular soldiers and reservists, and is estimated to number 50,000 to 100,000 fighters. The force includes the Radwan force, a commando unit with combat experience from the conflicts in Syria, numbering some 2,500 fighters (a cautious estimate) or even more. Joining this order of battle is external support from Shiite activists, including from neighboring countries such as Afghanistan, Pakistan, Syria, and Iraq.
Hezbollah's means of attack are highly impressive. Its vast arsenal includes some 150,000-200,000 rockets, mortar bombs, and missiles, of which hundreds of missiles are of high precision and highly destructive. During a conflict, this will require Israel to divert countermeasure systems to targeted protection of civilian and military infrastructure.
There are different estimates regarding the extent of Hezbollah's rocket and missile arsenal. According to one estimate based on open publications, Hezbollah has about 40,000 Grad type rockets with a short range of 15-20 km, about 80,000 Fajr 3 and 5, Khyber, or Ra'ad 2 and 3 medium-long range rockets – up to 100 km, and about 30,000 rockets and long-range Zelzal or Fatah 110 (M600) missiles – to 200-300 km. The organization also received a limited number of Scud C and D missiles from Syria with a range of 700 km. Several hundred Fatah 110 projectiles, which carry about 500 kg of explosives, are equipped with precise GPS-based navigation mechanisms and have considerable accuracy and destructive potential.
Hezbollah is also equipped with high-quality C802 surface-to-air missiles, made in China, and the Russian-made Yakhont; sophisticated and improved Kornet anti-tank missiles, capable of launching mortar bombs; and anti-aircraft missiles of the SA-17 and SA-22 types, capable of hitting UAVs and helicopters. In addition, the fighting force is equipped with UAVs, most of them self-produced for attack and intelligence missions to a range of up to 400 km and hundreds of drones for various tactical missions. On top of these are additional capabilities in the digital and electro-optical dimension.
All these require us to focus our attention, increase monitoring, and be continuously alert against Hezbollah's intentions, and especially in this period.
Hezbollah is an Iranian corps, equipped with many weapons of considerable destructive power. This force comprises regular soldiers and reservists, and is estimated to number 50,000 to 100,000 fighters. The force includes the Radwan force, a commando unit with combat experience from the conflicts in Syria, numbering some 2,500 fighters (a cautious estimate) or even more. Joining this order of battle is external support from Shiite activists, including from neighboring countries such as Afghanistan, Pakistan, Syria, and Iraq.
Hezbollah's means of attack are highly impressive. Its vast arsenal includes some 150,000-200,000 rockets, mortar bombs, and missiles, of which hundreds of missiles are of high precision and highly destructive. During a conflict, this will require Israel to divert countermeasure systems to targeted protection of civilian and military infrastructure.
There are different estimates regarding the extent of Hezbollah's rocket and missile arsenal. According to one estimate based on open publications, Hezbollah has about 40,000 Grad type rockets with a short range of 15-20 km, about 80,000 Fajr 3 and 5, Khyber, or Ra'ad 2 and 3 medium-long range rockets – up to 100 km, and about 30,000 rockets and long-range Zelzal or Fatah 110 (M600) missiles – to 200-300 km. The organization also received a limited number of Scud C and D missiles from Syria with a range of 700 km. Several hundred Fatah 110 projectiles, which carry about 500 kg of explosives, are equipped with precise GPS-based navigation mechanisms and have considerable accuracy and destructive potential.
Hezbollah is also equipped with high-quality C802 surface-to-air missiles, made in China, and the Russian-made Yakhont; sophisticated and improved Kornet anti-tank missiles, capable of launching mortar bombs; and anti-aircraft missiles of the SA-17 and SA-22 types, capable of hitting UAVs and helicopters. In addition, the fighting force is equipped with UAVs, most of them self-produced for attack and intelligence missions to a range of up to 400 km and hundreds of drones for various tactical missions. On top of these are additional capabilities in the digital and electro-optical dimension.
All these require us to focus our attention, increase monitoring, and be continuously alert against Hezbollah's intentions, and especially in this period.